Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·H-0375-2026·Announced 2026-01-14

Frozen tater tots recalled over clear hard plastic fragments

McCain Foods USA is recalling 21,256 cases of Ore-Ida Tater Tots shaped potatoes over clear hard plastic fragments.

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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: hard plastic fragments in a food product are a physical hazard, and no illnesses or injuries are reported.

Plain-English summary

Ore-Ida Tater Tots shaped potatoes, item number OIF00215A, a frozen potato product packaged in a clear unlabelled poly bag per case at a net weight of 30 lbs under UPC 1 00 72714 00215 8, from McCain Foodservice Solutions, are being recalled.

The reason given in the enforcement record is clear hard plastic fragments.

The recall covers 21,256 cases across batch codes 1005479808, 1005477924, 1005478883, 1005480444, 1005480875, 1005481627 and 1005481770. Distribution covered Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah among other states. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.

Foodservice customers holding affected batches should not serve the product and should follow the firm's instructions.

The recalled product

Product: Ore-Ida Tater Tots shaped potatoes, item number OIF00215A. Frozen potato product is packaged in clear unlabeled poly bag per case. Net wt. 30 lbs. UPC 1 00 72714 00215 8. McCain Foodservice Solutions.
Manufacturer: McCain Foods USA Inc
Category: Food — Frozen potato
Hazard: foreign-material
plastic
foodservice
Affected units: 21,256

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 (12)

Batch Codes: 1005479808
1005477924
1005478883
1005480444
1005480875
1005481627
1005481770 Production Dates: E 20271009
E 20271010
E 20271011
E 20271012
E 20271013
E 20271014

Distribution

Distributed in 26 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by McCain Foods USA Inc 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 2 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · McCain Foods USA Inc

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