Lactaid Cottage Cheese Recalled for Plastic Foreign Objects
HP Hood LLC is recalling Lactaid Cottage Cheese (16 oz) with best-by dates Oct 24 2022 to Dec 12 2022 due to possible plastic contamination. Consumers should discard or return affected products.
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: FDA Class II recalls indicate serious health consequences are possible but not probable. This recall presents a concrete physical hazard from plastic contamination rather than a theoretical risk. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source material, justifying a High rather than Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
HP Hood LLC is recalling Lactaid Cottage Cheese, 16 oz, because some products may contain plastic foreign objects.
The affected products were distributed to retailers across 35 states. Products with best-by dates from October 24, 2022 through December 12, 2022 are included in this recall, affecting a total of 391,824 cases.
Plastic contamination in food products presents a risk of choking or gastrointestinal injury. Consumers should not consume the recalled products and are advised to either discard them or return them to the store where they were purchased for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lactaid Cottage Cheese, 16 oz
- Manufacturer
- HP Hood LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Hazard
- 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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