Class IITerminated in FDA datasetRecall initiated May 22, 2013

4% Cottage Cheese distributed under the following labels and sizes: (a) Hannaford brand Cottage…

Why it was recalled

Possible metal fragments

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Product4% 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.

Package size24 OZ

UPC015400832984, 018894300984, 041268114504, 041497096855, 041498192174

FDA code information

Date Code JUN 14 13

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Original product description

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.

Extracted codes and context

Type	Code / value	Context
UPC	`015400832984`	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%
UPC	`018894300984`	ig 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
UPC	`041268114504`	nnaford 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% MILK
UPC	`041497096855`	RD 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 2
UPC	`041498192174`	all Curd Cottage Cheese, 4% MILKFAT MINIMUM, NET WT 24 OZ (1 LB 8 OZ) 680g, UPC 041498192174, Distributed by ALDI, Inc., Batavia, IL 60510.

Original FDA recall reason

Possible presence of metal fragments.

Recall details

Recall number: F-1472-2013
Event ID: 65256
FDA status: Terminated
Initiated: May 22, 2013
Reported: Jun 12, 2013
Classified: Jun 4, 2013
Terminated: May 8, 2017
Quantity: N/A
Location: Vernon, NY, United States
Initiation type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Notification: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Where it was distributed

NY, CT, MD, PA, MO, MN, WI, IA, UT, OR, AZ, IL, FL, WI, AL, ME, OH, NE, NV, IN, and CA

FDA source record · F-1472-2013

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