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Lamb Weston Inc Recall: The Tater Bites product has the potential to be contaminated with foreign material.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Lamb Weston Inc
Product
WinCo Foods Tater Bites Shaped, Shredded Potatoes, frozen pr…
Recall date
July 6, 2020
Terminated
July 28, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

The Tater Bites product has the potential to be contaminated with foreign material.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
WinCo Foods Tater Bites Shaped, Shredded Potatoes, frozen product. Retail 32 oz. poly bag has UPC 0 70552 30303 4. The master case contains 12/32 oz. bags (net wt. 24 lbs.), identified as WinCo Foods Tater Bites WN420, 1 00 70552 30303 1. The 32 oz. retail package label is read in parts: "***Tater Bites, sharped, shredded potatoes ***INGREDIENTS: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***, SALT, CORN FLOUR, DEHYDRATED POTATO, ONION POWDER, SPICE, DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE***DISTRIBUTED BY: WINCO FOODS, LLC, BOISE, ID***PRODUCT OF U.S.A.***". Not published in this source record 558 cases (12/32 oz. Bags per case) Retail Bag Lot: 60700531212. Best if used by 30NOV2021 Master Case Lot: Best if Used By 30NOV2021 607005312221HH:MM.

Distribution

  • distributed in CA
  • OR
  • and WA.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1045-2020
Event ID
85993
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Lamb Weston Inc
Product description
WinCo Foods Tater Bites Shaped, Shredded Potatoes, frozen product. Retail 32 oz. poly bag has UPC 0 70552 30303 4. The master case contains 12/32 oz. bags (net wt. 24 lbs.), identified as WinCo Foods Tater Bites WN420, 1 00 70552 30303 1. The 32 oz. retail package label is read in parts: "***Tater Bites, sharped, shredded potatoes ***INGREDIENTS: POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***, SALT, CORN FLOUR, DEHYDRATED POTATO, ONION POWDER, SPICE, DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE***DISTRIBUTED BY: WINCO FOODS, LLC, BOISE, ID***PRODUCT OF U.S.A.***".
Quantity
558 cases (12/32 oz. Bags per case)
Reason
The Tater Bites product has the potential to be contaminated with foreign material.
Recall initiation date
July 6, 2020
Report date
July 22, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
July 28, 2020
Distribution pattern
distributed in CA, OR, and WA.
UPC, lot, and code information
Retail Bag Lot: 60700531212. Best if used by 30NOV2021 Master Case Lot: Best if Used By 30NOV2021 607005312221HH:MM.
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Lamb Weston Inc

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State Distributed
California 1
Oregon 1
Washington 1

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