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Lamb Weston Recalls Lamb's Supreme Starz Due to Foreign Material
Lamb Weston recalls frozen star-shaped potato patties due to foreign material contamination. Check your product for specific expiration dates and lot codes.
Lamb's Supreme Starz (Star-shaped Hash Brown Patties) are recalled due to contamination with foreign material.
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📍Recalling firmLamb Weston Inc8701 W Gage Blvd · Kennewick, WA 99336-1034
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Lamb Weston Inc is recalling Lamb's Supreme Starz, a formed star-shaped potato product that has been par-fried and frozen. The recall is necessary because the product may be contaminated with foreign material. This affects items distributed in several U.S. states and countries including Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17682-lamb-weston-recalls-lamb-s-supreme-starz-due-to-foreign.
“Lamb Weston Recalls Lamb's Supreme Starz Due to Foreign Material.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17682-lamb-weston-recalls-lamb-s-supreme-starz-due-to-foreign. Based on FDA recall #F-1181-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1181-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on March 1, 2019, that Lamb Weston Inc voluntarily recalled Lamb's Supreme Starz Frozen Potatoes due to contamination with foreign material. The recall affects products distributed in several U.S. states and countries including Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.
How to tell if you have it
Lamb's Supreme Starz
item S0026
UPC 10044979190260
Best Before: 03 APR 2020
Best Before: 06 APR 2020
The hazard
Lamb's Supreme Starz, described as star-shaped hash brown patties, are recalled due to contamination with foreign material. The FDA classified the recall as Class II.
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), WinCo Foods Tater Bites Recall (July 6, 2020), and Lamb Weston Recalls Hash Brown Dices Due to Rubber Hazard (November 20, 2019). Other recent recalls of similar products include McCain Foods Ore-Ida Tater Tots Recall (January 12, 2026), Evergreen Refreshments Ready-to-Eat Eggs Potatoes Cheese Tacos Recall (December 5, 2025), and Fresh & Ready Foods Spicy Veggie Breakfast Burrito Recall (December 5, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for five-pound clear poly bags of Lamb's Supreme Starz (item S0026) packed six bags per case. Check the expiration dates: BEST BEFORE 03 APR 2020 (Lot P:2018.10.03) or BEST BEFORE 06 APR 2020 (Lot P:2018.10.06). The UPC is 1 00 44979 19026 0.
Brand
Lamb Weston
Product
Lamb's Supreme Starz, item S0026, is formed star-shaped potato product that has been par-fried and frozen. Product is
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop using the product
Do not consume or serve the recalled Lamb's Supreme Starz due to the risk of foreign material contamination.
Discard or return the item
The recall record does not specify a remedy such as a refund or replacement, so you should discard the product or contact the retailer for assistance.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 7 states, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “distributed in GA, NC, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WI and in the following countries: Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 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.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-1181-2019 (March 1, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1181-2019 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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