Publix Southern Style Diced Hash Browns Recall: Foreign Material Found
Publix recalls 32oz Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes due to foreign material complaints. Consumers should check product label for UPC 041415005495 and contact Publix for details.
Lower-risk 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.
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What happened, in plain English
Publix is recalling 32-ounce Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes because customers reported finding foreign material in the product. This recall is important because eating food with foreign objects could cause injury or illness. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19983-publix-southern-style-diced-hash-browns-recall-foreign-material-found.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19983-publix-southern-style-diced-hash-browns-recall-foreign-material-found · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0534-2018
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“Publix Southern Style Diced Hash Browns Recall: Foreign Material Found.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19983-publix-southern-style-diced-hash-browns-recall-foreign-material-found. Based on FDA recall #F-0534-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0534-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Foreign material in food can include small pieces of non-food items that might be swallowed or cause choking. While the specific material isn't identified, eating it could lead to injury or illness.
Who’s affected
Anyone who purchased Publix brand Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes with UPC 041415005495. People who ate the product may need to check for symptoms of foodborne illness.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product label that says 'Publix Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes' with net weight 32 oz. The UPC code is 041415005495. The batch number is 1002167476.
- Brand
Publix- Product
Publix brand, item # 41596, Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes, Net wt. 32 oz. Retail's UPC # 0 41415 00549 5- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the label that states 'Publix Southern Style Diced Hash Brown Potatoes' with net weight 32 oz and UPC 041415005495.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Florida.
FDA distribution: “distributed in FL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0534-2018 (December 4, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0534-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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