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WinCo Foods Tater Bites Recall: Foreign Material Hazard

WinCo Foods recalls frozen Tater Bites due to potential foreign material contamination. Check your UPC and lot numbers for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1045-2020FoodWinCo Foods ›
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Recalling firmLamb Weston Inc600 Ne Columbia Ave · Boardman, OR 97818
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Lamb Weston Inc is recalling WinCo Foods branded Tater Bites because the product may be contaminated with foreign material. The recall affects specific lots of the 32 oz. poly bag distributed in California, Oregon, and Washington. Consumers should check their freezer to see if they have the affected items. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15510-winco-foods-tater-bites-recall-foreign-material-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15510-winco-foods-tater-bites-recall-foreign-material-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1045-2020

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“WinCo Foods Tater Bites Recall: Foreign Material Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15510-winco-foods-tater-bites-recall-foreign-material-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-1045-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1045-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 6, 2020, that Lamb Weston Inc. voluntarily recalled WinCo Foods Tater Bites Shaped, Shredded Potatoes due to potential foreign material contamination. The product was distributed in California, Oregon, and Washington.

How to tell if you have it

  • WinCo Foods Tater Bites Shaped, Shredded Potatoes
  • Retail 32 oz. poly bag with UPC 0 70552 30303 4
  • Master case lot 607005312221HH:MM
  • Retail bag lot 60700531212
  • Best if used by 30NOV2021

The hazard

According to the FDA, the Tater Bites product has the potential to be contaminated with foreign material.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Lamb Weston Inc. has five other recalls on record since May 11, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Lamb Weston Hashbrown Patties Recall (April 19, 2025), Lamb Weston Recalls Hash Brown Dices (Nov. 20, 2019), and Lamb Weston Recalls Lamb's Supreme Starz (March 1, 2019).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for WinCo Foods Tater Bites in a retail 32 oz. poly bag with UPC 0 70552 30303 4. Check the label for Lot number 60700531212 and a "Best if used by" date of 30NOV2021. The master case lot is 607005312221HH:MM.

  • Brand
    WinCo Foods
  • Product
    WinCo Foods Tater Bites Shaped, Shredded Potatoes, frozen product. Retail 32 oz. poly bag has UPC 0 70552 30303 4. The
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Product

    Verify if your frozen Tater Bites match the WinCo Foods brand, UPC 0 70552 30303 4, and Lot 60700531212.

  2. Stop Using the Product

    Do not consume the recalled Tater Bites due to the risk of foreign material contamination.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 3 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: yesORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “distributed in CA, OR, and WA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Oregon, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 22 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 6, 202012. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 22, 202023. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 28, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 28, 202042020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class II
  4. FDA 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-1045-2020 (July 6, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1045-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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