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

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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. HP Hood LLC · reported 2013-06-12

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Possible presence of metal fragments.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2013-05-22
Reported by the agency: 2013-06-12
Closed out (terminated): 2017-05-08
Recalling firm: HP Hood LLC
Vernon, NY
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): NY, CT, MD, PA, MO, MN, WI, IA, UT, OR, AZ, IL, FL, WI, AL, ME, OH, NE, NV, IN, and CA
States we parsed from that text: AL AZ CA CT FL IA IL IN MD ME MN MO NE NV NY OH OR PA UT WI
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1472-2013

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