{"id":2551469,"date":"2026-01-25T14:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/popular-potato-product-faces-recall-in-26-states\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T14:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:53:50","slug":"popular-potato-product-faces-recall-in-26-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/popular-potato-product-faces-recall-in-26-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Potato Product Faces Recall in 26 States"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpopular-potato-product-faces-recall-in-26-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2551469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nearly 39,000 cases of frozen tater tots were recalled after McCain Foods USA Inc. warned the products could contain clear, hard plastic fragments. The recall affects two products \u2014 Ore-Ida Tater Tots (about 21,000 cases) and Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrels (over 17,000 cases) \u2014 distributed across 26 states. The FDA upgraded the action to a Class II recall, meaning exposure could cause temporary or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >medically reversible adverse health effects<\/a> (the probability of serious harm is considered remote). Specific item numbers,UPCs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-major-recall-has-walgreens-and-kroger-pulling-these-popular-otc-pain-meds-from-their-shelves\/\" title=\"A Major ... Has Walgreens and Kroger Pulling These Popular OTC Pain Meds from Their Shelves\">batch codes<\/a> for both products were published; McCain had not instantly responded to requests for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Almost 40,000 cases of tater tots were recalled last month because of a contamination risk.<\/p>\n<p>Two brands of the potato products &mdash; Ore-Ida Tater Tots and Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrels &mdash; were recalled by McCain Foods USA Inc.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the products could have &ldquo;clear, hard plastic fragments,&rdquo; which may place consumers at risk, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/frozen-tater-tots-recalled-26-states-possible-plastic-contamination-affecting-thousands-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>There were about 21,000 cases of Ore-Ida Tater Tots impacted, as well as over 17,000 cases of Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">McCain Foods recalled nearly 39,000 cases of frozen tater tots in 26 states due to plastic fragments found in the product.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7VEgYwe1CW\">https:\/\/t.co\/7VEgYwe1CW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a24N9ZAbxH\">pic.twitter.com\/a24N9ZAbxH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 10TV (@10TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10TV\/status\/2009747489474203896?\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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People (@people) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/people\/status\/2009829575627313472?\">January 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/industry-guidance-recalls\/recalls-background-and-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">means<\/a> the recall is &ldquo;a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-alters-recall-to-a-class-ii-situation\/\" title=\"FDA upgrades ... to a ... status\">medically reversible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-2-million-at-home-covid-tests-recalled-over-false-positives\/\" title=\"Over 2 Million At-Home COVID Tests ...ed Over False Positives\">adverse health consequences<\/a><\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other cases, such a recall could mean &ldquo;the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McCain Foods USA Inc. did not immediately respond when <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/frozen-tater-tots-recalled-in-26-states-due-to-possible-plastic-contamination-11882913?taid=6961c746c49fe6000142d842&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contacted<\/a> for comment by People magazine.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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