Hash browns recalled due to possible golf ball contamination

Product may contain materials that cause choking hazard

McCain Foods USA is recalling frozen hash browns that may be contaminated with golf ball materials that were inadvertently harvested with potatoes.

The products were sold under the Roundy’s and Harris Teeter brands in 2-lb. bags. The Roundy’s brand was distributed at Mariano’s, Metro Market and Pick ‘n Save stores in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Harris Teeter brand was distributed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia and Maryland. There have been no injuries reported.

The recalled products were manufactured on Jan. 19. The production code date on the back of the package is B170119. Products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Consumers with questions should contact McCain Foods USA at 630-857-4533, Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.