Oklahoma Dairy Facility Recalls Containers of Milk Due to Presence of Residual Sanitizer

"Hiland Dairy is announcing a recall of the one-half pint (236 mL) 1% low fat chocolate milk that was produced at its Norman, Oklahoma facility only. Some of the products may contain food-grade sanitizers, which could cause illness if consumed....  Hiland Dairy initially learned of a potential issue and then confirmed after internal quality-control testing at the Norman, Oklahoma facility. "

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/hiland-dairy-announces-recall-hiland-dairy-half-pint-1-low-fat-chocolate-milk-cartons
Hiland Dairy Announces Recall of Hiland Dairy Half-Pint 1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk Cartons
Protocols were not followed at the Norman, Oklahoma facility resulting in a small amount of one product being incorrectly filled
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  January 17, 2021
FDA Publish Date:  January 17, 2021
Product Type:  Food & Beverages   Milk/Milk Product
Reason for Announcement:  May contain food-grade sanitizers
Company Name:  Hiland Dairy
Brand Name:  Hiland Dairy
Product Description:  1% low fat chocolate milk

Company Announcement

Hiland Dairy is announcing a recall of the one-half pint (236 mL) 1% low fat chocolate milk that was produced at its Norman, Oklahoma facility only. Some of the products may contain food-grade sanitizers, which could cause illness if consumed.

The affected products were sold and distributed to institutional customers in the following areas:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Metro Area
Western Oklahoma
Dallas, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Tyler, Texas

The product information is detailed below:
One-Half Pint Hiland Dairy 1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk
UPC: 72060-00156-3
Sell by Date: January 27, 2021
Plant Code: 4025
1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk Half Pint
Affected Code Date: 1/27/21 (See Image Below)

ONLY Products with plant code #4025 are included. (See Image Below)

Hiland Dairy initially learned of a potential issue and then confirmed after internal quality-control testing at the Norman, Oklahoma facility. The company promptly contacted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate the product recall.

To ensure 100% containment, Hiland Dairy is recalling all of the product with 1/27 code, although there were only eight cases affected. There are 50 units of one-half pints in one case and 4,800 cases were distributed with the above codes for a total of 240,000 units of one-half pint Hiland 1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk.

Other Hiland Dairy products are not part of this recall.

Hiland Dairy is working in partnership with the FDA to fully investigate the matter and comply with all necessary recall procedures.

Consumers with questions may contact Hiland Dairy seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST via email at https://www.hilanddairy.com/contact-us

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