Golf balls found in hash browns made by the potato processing giant McCain Foods have spurred a recall notice in nine states.
McCain Foods is voluntarily recalling retail frozen hash brown products “that may be contaminated with extraneous golf ball materials,” the company said in a recall notice on the Food & Drug Administration website. The golf balls “may have been inadvertently harvested with potatoes,” the company added.
The two product names are Roundy’s Brand, 2 lb. bags of frozen Southern Style Hash Browns and Harris Teeter Brand, 2 lb. bags of frozen Southern Style Hash Browns. They were sold in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
The recalled hash browns were manufactured on January 19, 2017, according to the recall notice.
While there have been no reported injuries associated with the golf ball-contaminated hash browns, the company warned that “Consumption of these products may pose a choking hazard or other physical injury to the mouth.” The company added that the products “should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”
McCain Foods’ recall notice did not state which facility or facilities produced the contaminated hash browns, or which states the associated potatoes were grown in. McCain Foods has not responded to a request for comment, and a Food & Drug Administration spokesperson referred questions about the recall’s associated location to the company.
McCain Foods has a processing plant in Easton that produces frozen french fries as well as hash browns, tater tots and other frozen potato foods. The company also has U.S. production facilities in Washington, Wisconsin, Idaho, New Jersey, California and Nebraska, with customers spanning McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Wal-Mart, institutional food services and retail grocers.
