Crystal Farms Shredded Hash Browns Recalled for Golf Ball Slivers
Michael Foods is recalling Crystal Farms Shredded Hash Browns because the product may contain small slivers of shredded golf ball.
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 foreign object (golf ball slivers) in food, which poses a risk of harm (choking or dental injury) even though no specific injuries are reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products.
Plain-English summary
Michael Foods, Inc. is recalling Crystal Farms Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns. The product is packaged in individual plastic bags with a net weight of 20 oz (567 g). The specific lot number is 5153, and the use-by date is August 23, 2015.
The recall was initiated because the product may contain small slivers of shredded golf ball. A total of 3,349 cases were distributed nationwide. No foreign, military, or government distribution was made.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Crystal Farms Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns packaged as individual plastic bags Net Wt. 20 oz (1 lb 4 oz) 567 g; UPC 0 20169 22233 4. The 20 oz containers are packed 12 per case (15 lbs total weight); UPC 2 00 20169 22233 8. Distributed by Crystal Farms, Minnetonka, MN.
- Manufacturer
- Michael Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,349
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)
- Lot 5153 Use By: Aug 23 2015
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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