The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-2215-2014·Announced 2014-07-30

Kraft Recalls Knudsen, Breakstone's, and Other Cottage Cheese Brands

Kraft Foods is voluntarily recalling multiple cottage cheese brands due to ingredients not stored at proper temperatures.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This is a voluntary precautionary recall for a low-risk contamination issue (temperature storage) where the source explicitly states the risk is 'unlikely' and no illnesses are reported.

Plain-English summary

Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling 18 SKUs of Knudsen Cottage Cheese, nine SKUs of Breakstone's Cottage Cheese, five SKUs of Simply Kraft Cottage Cheese, and two SKUs of Daily Chef Cottage Cheese. These products were produced at the company's manufacturing facility in Tulare, California.

The recall was initiated because some ingredients used in these products were not stored in accordance with Kraft's temperature standards. The company notes that while unlikely, this could create conditions that might affect product safety.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific cottage cheese products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The recall covers products distributed nationwide and in Puerto Rico.

The recalled product

Product
Cottage Doubles - cottage cheese, 2% milkfat, with mango topping sold under the Knudsen brand and packaged in a plastic container with a net weight of 3.9 oz. (110 g).
Manufacturer
Kraft Foods Group
Category
Food — Dairy
Hazard
Affected units
59,292

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 (2)

  • Plant Code: 06-245
  • Code Dates: 09 MAY 2014 through 23 JUL 2014

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 42 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Kraft Foods Group 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.

See all 11 products in this recall →

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