Lucerne 2% cottage cheese recalled for possible metal fragments
Lucerne 2% Cottage Cheese (24 oz. tubs, UPC 0 21130 07662 8) may contain a small stainless steel spring. The spring could be present in the product and may pose a choking or injury risk if ingested or if broken pieces become sharp. No injuries have been reported.
From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗
What to do
- Do not eat Lucerne 2% Cottage Cheese with a "Best Before" date of March 31, 2026 or earlier from this recall.
- Check your refrigerator for affected product sold in Alaska, Idaho, California, Oregon, or Washington.
- Discard the product or return it to the store where you purchased it.
- Contact Lucerne Foods or your retailer with questions.
Is yours affected?
Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.
- Product
- Lucerne 2% Cottage Cheese 2% Milkfat Small Curd Vitamin A Added Grade A. Net wt.24oz. Perishable and keep refrigerated. Consumer package is a plastic cup with foil lid and clear plastic lid. UPC 0 21130 07662 8. Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc PO Box 99, Pleasanton, CA. Product is distributed in a 6-pack case that consists of a flat cardboard tray and clear plastic film. There are no graphics on the distribution unit. The cases are broken down and product is merchandised as a single 24 oz.
- UPC codes
- 0211300766288
- 021130076628
- Sold in
- Distributed in AK, ID, CA, OR, and WA.
- Made for
- All ages
Details
- Units affected
- 12,222 tubs (24oz. per tub)
- Illnesses reported
- None reported
- Manufactured in
- 250 E Park Center Blvd, Boise, ID, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Recall number
- H-0630-2026
In the FDA's words
- Description
- Lucerne 2% Cottage Cheese 2% Milkfat Small Curd Vitamin A Added Grade A. Net wt.24oz. Perishable and keep refrigerated. Consumer package is a plastic cup with foil lid and clear plastic lid. UPC 0 21130 07662 8. Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc PO Box 99, Pleasanton, CA. Product is distributed in a 6-pack case that consists of a flat cardboard tray and clear plastic film. There are no graphics on the distribution unit. The cases are broken down and product is merchandised as a single 24 oz. Metal fragments. The potential foreign object is a hard, metal (stainless steel), curled spring. Dimensions of a similar spring measure 2.27mm in cross-sectional thickness and 25.38mm in coil width. Spring ends are not sharp but may be sharp if broken/ cut. BEST BEFORE MAR 31 2026. Distribution: Distributed in AK, ID, CA, OR, and WA. Affected quantity: 12,222 tubs (24oz. per tub)
- Hazard
- Metal fragments. The potential foreign object is a hard, metal (stainless steel), curled spring. Dimensions of a similar spring measure 2.27mm in cross-sectional thickness and 25.38mm in coil width. Spring ends are not sharp but may be sharp if broken/ cut.