Frozen tater barrels recalled over clear hard plastic fragments
McCain Foods USA is recalling 17,597 cases of Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrel 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
Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrel, item number 1000006067, a frozen potato product packaged in 6 x 5 lb clear unlabelled poly bags per case under UPC 1 07 34730 62740 0 and distributed by Sysco Corporation of Houston, Texas, is being recalled by McCain Foods USA Inc.
The reason given in the enforcement record is clear hard plastic fragments.
The recall covers 17,597 cases across batch codes 1005482717, 1005483735, 1005484702, 1005485462 and 1005485660. 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
- Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrel, item number 1000006067. Frozen potato product is packaged in 6/5 lb. clear unlabeled poly bags per case. UPC 1 07 34730 62740 0. Distributed by Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX. Product of U.S.A.
- Manufacturer
- McCain Foods USA Inc
- Category
- Food — Frozen potato
- Affected units
- 17,597
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 (7)
- Batch Codes: 1005482717
- 1005483735
- 1005484702
- 1005485462
- 1005485660 Production Dates: 11505 R
- 11605 R
- 11705 R
Distribution
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.
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