Roundy's Frozen Hash Brown Recall: Golf Ball Contamination
Roundy's Southern Style Diced Hash Browns (32 oz) are recalled due to extraneous golf ball material contamination. Check your freezer.
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Southern Style Hash Brown products are recalled because they are contaminated with extraneous golf ball material
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What happened, in plain English
McCain Foods USA is recalling Roundy's Southern Style Diced Hash Browns because they may contain pieces of extraneous golf ball material. The product was distributed in several states including Florida, Georgia, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their freezers for the specific UPC codes listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/21828-roundy-s-frozen-hash-brown-recall-golf-ball-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/21828-roundy-s-frozen-hash-brown-recall-golf-ball-contamination · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2139-2017
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“Roundy's Frozen Hash Brown Recall: Golf Ball Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/21828-roundy-s-frozen-hash-brown-recall-golf-ball-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-2139-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2139-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The frozen hash browns are contaminated with extraneous golf ball material. Ingesting this foreign object poses a physical hazard to anyone who consumes the product.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Roundy's Southern Style Diced Hash Browns from retailers such as Harris Teeter in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Roundy's Southern Style Diced Hash Browns, frozen, in 32 oz packages. Check for UPC 0 01115 05501 9 or UPC 0 07203 64902 0 and lot code B170119.
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What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled hash browns due to the risk of ingesting golf ball material.
Discard or return the item
The 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 9 states and D.C..
FDA distribution: “distributed in District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
How many cases were recalled?
1173 cases, containing 12 packages per case, were part of this recall.
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Where this comes from
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-2139-2017 (April 21, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2139-2017 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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