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Great Value Cottage Cheese Recall: Under-Pasteurization Risk

Saputo recalls Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese due to potential under-pasteurization. Check your UPC and best-by date for details.

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Recalling firmSAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC10700 W Research Dr Ste 400 · Milwaukee, WI 53226-3458
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. is recalling Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese because the product may be under-pasteurized. This issue arose after the California Department of Agriculture notified the company that a seal on the pasteurizer had broken during production. Consumers should check their products against the specific lot codes and dates listed below. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/6709-great-value-cottage-cheese-recall-under-pasteurization-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/6709-great-value-cottage-cheese-recall-under-pasteurization-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · Official notice: FDA #H-0581-2026

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“Great Value Cottage Cheese Recall: Under-Pasteurization Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/6709-great-value-cottage-cheese-recall-under-pasteurization-risk. Based on FDA recall #H-0581-2026.

Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. recalled Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese distributed by Walmart due to potential under-pasteurization, the FDA announced on Feb. 21, 2026.

How to tell if you have it

  • Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd 0% Milkfat NET WT 24OZ UPC 0 78742 37339 3 DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc.
  • BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 B2 PLT#06-71
  • BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 PLT #06-71

The hazard

The firm was notified by the California Department of Agriculture that a broken seal on the pasteurizer may have resulted in products being under-pasteurized. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. has four other recalls on record since Nov. 23, 2016. Other recent recalls of similar products include Boss Dairy Farms Mild Cheddar Cheese Recall (Nov. 16, 2025), Lucerne Cottage Cheese Recall (March 16, 2026), and Joy Sweet Lassi 16oz Recall (April 23, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd 0% Milkfat in 24-ounce tubs with UPC 0 78742 37339 3. Check the 'BEST IF USED BY' date for either APR-01-26 or APR-03-26 and verify the lot code is PLT#06-71.

  • Brand
    Great Value
  • Product
    Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd 0% Milkfat NET WT 24OZ UPC 0 78742 37339 3 DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 5 products

All 5 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, CA, IL, MO, MS, NM, NV, UT, WA & WY.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
H-0579-2026CLOVER SONOMA COTTAGE CHEESE LOW FAT 2% MILKFAT NET WT 16OZ UPC 0 70852 54400 7 & 32OZ UPC 0 70852 54200 3 DISTRIBUTED BY: CLOVER-STORNETTA FARMS LLC PETALUMA, CA 94952; BEST IF USED BY MAR-31-26 A3 PLT# 06-71422 cs/12/16oz tubs + 195cs/323oz tubs
H-0580-2026CLOVER SONOMA SOUR CREAM NET WT 8OZ UPC 0 70852 61800 5 & 16OZ UPC 0 70852 61500 4 DISTRIBUTED BY: CLOVER-STORNETTA FARMS LLC PETALUMA, CA 94952; BEST IF USED BY APR-17-26 B2 PLT#06-71300cs/12/8oz tubs + 142cs/12/16oz tubs
H-0581-2026Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd 0% Milkfat NET WT 24OZ UPC 0 78742 37339 3 DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716; BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 B2 PLT#06-71 & BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 PLT #06-71736cs/12/24oz tubs
H-0582-2026Great Value Lowfat Cottage Cheese Small Curd 2% Milkfat NET WT 24OZ UPC 0 78742 11673 0 DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716; BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 PLT #06-71, BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 PLT #06-71 & BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 PLT #06-717,694cs/12/24oz tubs
H-0583-2026Great Value Cottage Cheese Small Curd 4% Milkfat NET WT 16oZ UPC 0 78742 37235 8; 24oz UPC 0 78742 37236 5 & 3lb UPC 0 78742 14797 0 DISTRIBUTED BY: Walmart Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716; 16oz Tub: BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 PLT #06-71 24oz tub: BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 PLT# 06-71 3LB TUB: BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 B2 PLT#06-71 & BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 B3 PLT# 06-711,947cs/6/16oz tubs, 1,844cs/12/24oz tubs & 4,689 cs/4/3lb tubs
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Product

    Verify if your cottage cheese matches the UPC, best-by dates (APR-01-26 or APR-03-26), and lot code PLT#06-71.

  2. Contact Walmart

    The record does not specify a remedy, but you should contact Walmart for further instructions on returns or refunds.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 11 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, CA, IL, MO, MS, NM, NV, UT, WA & WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 21, 202612. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 18, 202623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 25, 202634. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 1, 202642026
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  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 #H-0581-2026 (February 21, 2026)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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