McCain Foods USA Inc. is recalling retail, frozen hash brown products that may be contaminated with extraneous golf ball materials.
The company posted the recall notice with the Food and Drug Administration, stating “despite our stringent supply standards (the golf balls) may have been inadvertently harvested with potatoes used to make this product. Consumption of these products may pose a choking hazard or other physical injury to the mouth.”
The recalled products are:
- Roundy’s brand 2-pound bags of “Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns” with the UPC number 001115055019; and
- Harris Teeter brand, 2-pound bags of “Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns” with the UPC number 007203649020.
The Roundy’s products were distributed at Marianos, Metro Market, and Pick ‘n Save supermarkets in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.
The Harris Teeter products were distributed in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia and Maryland. Distribution occurred after Jan. 19.
The products being recalled were manufactured on Jan. 19. The production code date is B170119 and can be found on the back of the packaging. Any product with a different production code date is not impacted by this recall.
