Hiland Dairy recalls 50 cartons of 1% lowfat chocolate milk (UPC 72060-00156-3) due to milk contaminated with food grade sanitizer. Consumers should check product codes and contact the company for details.
“Hiland 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk Recall: Contaminated with Food Grade Sanitizer.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14904-hiland-1-lowfat-chocolate-milk-recall-contaminated-with-food-grade. Based on FDA recall #F-0276-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0276-2021%22&limit=1).
Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC voluntarily recalled Hiland 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk Half Pint due to potential contamination with food grade sanitizer, the FDA said on Jan. 17, 2021. The recall affects products distributed in Oklahoma and Texas.
How to tell if you have it
HIland 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk Half Pint
UPC: 72060-00156-3 packaged in a paper carton 50 cartons per case
Code Date: 1/27/21, 40-25
The hazard
The product poses a risk because the milk was contaminated with food grade sanitizer. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC has had five other recalls on record since Jan. 11, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Horizon Organic 1% Chocolate Milk Recall: Spoilage Risk (Aug. 7, 2026), Horizon Organic Lowfat Milk Recall: Package Integrity Compromised (March 11, 2026), and Wawa Chocolate Low-fat Milk Recall: Foreign Plastic in Product (Feb. 17, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the UPC 72060-00156-3 on the paper carton packaging. The product was sold with a code date of 1/27/21 and 40-25.
Brand
Hiland
Product
HIland 1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk Half Pint UPC: 72060-00156-3 packaged in a paper carton 50 cartons per case
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Code
Look for the UPC 72060-00156-3 on the paper carton packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Oklahoma and Texas.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “OK and TX” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Oklahoma, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0276-2021 (January 17, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0276-2021 to see it in context.
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