CLASS III Food recall · Reported 17 Jan 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Publix brand, item # 41596, Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes recalled
McCain Foods USA is recalling Publix brand, item # 41596, Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes, distributed in Florida. The recall was initiated on 4 Dec 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0534-2018
- FDA event ID
- 78689
- Recalling firm
- McCain Foods USA, Lisle, IL
- Brand
- Publix
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 4 Dec 2017
- FDA classified
- 8 Jan 2018
- Reported
- 17 Jan 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Telephone
- Reason category
- Foreign Material
- Product category
- Potatoes
Timeline
| 4 Dec 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 8 Jan 2018 | Classified by FDA | +35 days |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Publix brand Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes, net wt. 32 oz. package, is recalled because the firm received consumer complaints that foreign material was found in product.
Foreign material recalls cover pieces of metal, plastic, glass, wood or other objects that got into the product during processing and could cause injury if eaten.
Product as listed by the FDA
Publix brand, item # 41596, Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes, Net wt. 32 oz. Retail's UPC # 0 41415 00549 5. The label is read in parts: "***Publix Southern Style DICED HASH BROWN POTATOES***DISTRIBUTED BY PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC. LAKELAND, FL 33802***".
Where it was distributed
distributed in FL
Stores named: Publix
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Publix brand Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes, net wt. 32 oz. package, is recalled because the firm received consumer complaints that foreign material was found in product.
Which lots are affected?
B170322 is shown on package. batch # 1002167476
Where was it sold?
distributed in FL
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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