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Recalled Harris Teeter hash browns may contain golf balls

Mackensy Lunsford
mlunsford@citizen-times.com

If you've recently purchased Harris Teeter-brand frozen hash browns, beware of golf balls.

Harris Teeter

The Food and Drug Administration on April 21 announced the voluntary recall of the potato products, made by McCain Foods USA, Inc., over concerns of contamination with golf ball pieces.

The frozen hash browns, the company said in a release, may contain "extraneous golf ball materials that, despite our stringent supply standards, may have been inadvertently harvested with potatoes used to make this product."

Impacted products are Roundy’s Brand two-pound bags of frozen Southern Style Hash Browns (UPC 001115055019) and Harris Teeter Brand two-pound bags of frozen Southern Style Hash Browns (UPC 007203649020).

The products may pose a choking hazard or other physical injury to the mouth, the company said. Therefore, do not eat the hash browns. Instead, throw them away or return them to their place of purchase.

Only the Harris Teeter products were distributed in North Carolina. Other impacted states are South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia and Maryland. The Roundy’s products were distributed in Illinois and Wisconsin.

The recalled products were manufactured on Jan. 19. The production code date is B170119 and can be found on the back of the packaging. Any product with a different production code date is not impacted by this recall.

There have been no reported injuries associated with the consumption of this product, and no word on how the golf ball pieces ended up in the hash browns to begin with.

Consumers with questions about the recall should contact McCain Foods USA, Inc. at 630-857-4533.