Hood Lowfat Cottage Cheese recalled due to plastic foreign objects
HP Hood LLC is recalling Hood Lowfat Cottage Cheese (16 oz and 24 oz) with best-by dates Oct 24–Dec 12, 2022, because the product may contain plastic foreign objects.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The product poses a risk of physical injury from plastic foreign objects. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source material. This meets the rubric criterion for High (3) as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
HP Hood LLC is recalling Hood Lowfat Cottage Cheese (16 oz and 24 oz sizes) due to the potential presence of plastic foreign objects. The recall affects approximately 391,824 cases.
Products with best-by dates from October 24, 2022, through December 12, 2022, were distributed to retailers across the United States, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Consumers should not consume affected products and should dispose of or return them to their retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hood Lowfat Cottage Cheese, 16 oz and 24 oz
- Manufacturer
- HP Hood LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 391,824
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by HP Hood LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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