Food recall

HP Hood LLC recall: Cottage Cheese with Chive distributed under the following labels and sizes

HP Hood LLC, of Vernon, NY, recalled Cottage Cheese with Chive distributed under the following labels and sizes and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Possible presence of metal fragments.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 22, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 12, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed May 8, 2017

The recall

Company
HP Hood LLC (Vernon, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible presence of metal fragments.”
Where it was sold
NY, CT, MD, PA, MO, MN, WI, IA, UT, OR, AZ, IL, FL, WI, AL, ME, OH, NE, NV, IN, and CA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
65256

The 3 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1471-2013 Class II

    Cottage Cheese with Chive distributed under the following labels and sizes: (a) Hood brand Cottage Cheese with Chive, SMALL CURD 4% MILKFAT, NET WT. 16 OZ. (453g), UPC 044100102264, HP HOOD LLC, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940; (b) Hood brand Cottage Cheese with Chive, SMALL CURD 4% MILKFAT, NET WT. 24 OZ (680 g), UPC 044100104916, HP HOOD LLC, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940; (c) Big Y brand Small Curd Cottage Cheese With Chives, 4% MILKFAT, NET WT 16 OZ (1 LB) 453g, UPC 018894300960, DISTRIBUTED BY BIG Y FOODS, INC., SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104.

    Codes: Date Code JUN 14 13

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1472-2013 Class II

    4% Cottage Cheese distributed under the following labels and sizes: (a) Hannaford brand Cottage Cheese, 4% milkfat, small curd, NET WT. 24 OZ (680g), UPC 041268114504, DISTRIBUTED BY: HANNAFORD BROS. CO., SCARBOROUGH, ME 04074; (b) Weis brand SMALL CURD original cottage cheese, 4% MILKFAT MIN., NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 041497096855, PACKED FOR WEIS MARKETS, INC., SUNBURY, PA 17801; (c) Big Y brand Small Curd Cottage Cheese, 4% MILK FAT MIN, NET WT 24 OZ (680g), UPC 018894300984, DISTRIBUTED BY BIG Y FOODS, INC., SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104; (d) Shurfine brand SMALL CURD Cottage Cheese, 4% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (1LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 015400832984, Distributed By: Western Family Foods, Inc. Portland, OR 97208; (e) Friendly Farms brand Small Curd Cottage Cheese, 4% MILKFAT MINIMUM, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 041498192174, Distributed by ALDI, Inc., Batavia, IL 60510.

    Codes: Date Code JUN 14 13

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1473-2013 Class II

    1% Low Fat Cottage Cheese distributed under the following labels and sizes: (a) Fiber One brand Lowfat Cottage Cheese, 1% Milkfat Minimum, NET WT, 16 OZ (453g), UPC 041483035585, DISTRIBUTED BY HP HOOD LLC, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940; (b) Hood brand Low Fat Cottage Cheese, SMALL CURD, 1% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (680g), UPC 044100106330; HP HOOD LLC, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940; (c) Hannaford brand Lowfat Cottage Cheese, 1% milkfat, small curd, NET WT. 24 OZ (680g), UPC 041268148615, DISTRIBUTED BY; HANNAFORD BROS. CO., SCARBOROUGH, ME 04074; (d) Weis brand lowfat cottage cheese, SMALL CURD, 1% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 041497096886, PACKED FOR WEIS MARKETS, INC., SUNBURY, PA 17801; (e) Big Y brand Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese, 1% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8Z) 680g, UPC 018894300977, DISTRIBUTED BY: BIG Y FOODS, INC., SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104; (f) Market Basket brand Lowfat Cottage Cheese, Small Curd, 1% Milkfat, NET Wt. 24 OZ. (680g), UPC 049705682968, PACKED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEMOULAS SUPERMARKETS INC., TEWKSBURY, MA 01876; (g) Shurfine brand LOWFAT Cottage Cheese, 1% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 015400834605, Proudly Distributed By: Western Family Foods, Inc., Portland, OR 97208; (h) Friendly Farms brand Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 1% MILKFAT, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680 g, UPC 041498154905.

    Codes: Date Code JUN 14 13

    Quantity: N/A

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of June 12, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.