Wegman's O'Brien Hash Browns Recalled for Foreign Material Contamination
McCain Foods USA is recalling Wegman's O'Brien Hash Browns because the product may contain hard plastic or rubber pieces from golf balls.
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 recall involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign material ingestion) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
McCain Foods USA is voluntarily recalling Wegman's O'Brien Hash Browns, frozen packages, net wt. 28 oz. (UPC 07789036523). The recall affects lot B161021. The product is being recalled because it may contain foreign materials, specifically hard plastic or rubber pieces from golf balls.
The recalled product was distributed in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The total quantity involved is 1,016 cases, with each case containing 12 packages of 28 oz.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot code B161021. If they possess the product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class II.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wegman's O'Brien Hash Browns, frozen packages, net wt. 28 oz. UPC 07789036523.
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- B161021
Distribution
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