Great Value Cottage Cheese Small Curd Recall Due to Potential Underpasteurization
Saputo Cheese USA is recalling Great Value Cottage Cheese products because a broken pasteurizer seal may have resulted in underpasteurized product. The recall affects 16oz, 24oz, and 3lb containers distributed to multiple states.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this recall as Class II, and underpasteurized dairy poses a risk of pathogenic contamination that could result in serious illness requiring hospitalization. While no illnesses have been reported, the nature of the hazard and agency classification meet the Severe threshold.
Plain-English summary
Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. is recalling Great Value Cottage Cheese Small Curd 4% Milkfat in three sizes: 16oz (UPC 0 78742 37235 8), 24oz (UPC 0 78742 37236 5), and 3lb (UPC 0 78742 14797 0). The recall was initiated after the California Department of Agriculture notified the firm that a broken seal on the pasteurizer may have allowed the products to be underpasteurized.
The recalled products were distributed to the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The affected lot codes are: 16oz tub with "BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 PLT #06-71," 24oz tub with "BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 PLT# 06-71," and 3lb tub with "BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 B2 PLT#06-71" or "BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 B3 PLT# 06-71."
Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should not consume them. Those with questions can contact the manufacturer or Walmart Inc., the distributor.
The recalled product
- Product
- Great Value Cottage Cheese Small Curd 4% Milkfat NET WT 16oZ UPC 0 78742 37235 8; 24oz UPC 0 78742 37236 5 & 3lb UPC 0 78742 14797 0 DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716
- Manufacturer
- SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Refrigerated
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by SAPUTO CHEESE 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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