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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

Clover Sonoma and Great Value Cottage Cheese and Sour Cream

Cottage cheese and sour cream may be under pasteurized and could pose a health risk.

Recall ended Jun 1, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is recalling several Great Value and Clover Sonoma products because they may be under pasteurized. The firm was notified by the California Department of Agriculture that due to the broken seal on the pasteurizer, the products may be under pasteurized, and they should recall the products. The recall began February 21, 2026, and was announced February 24, 2026.

The products include Great Value Fat Free Cottage Cheese Small Curd 0% Milkfat, Great Value Cottage Cheese Small Curd 4% Milkfat, Great Value Lowfat Cottage Cheese Small Curd 2% Milkfat, Clover Sonoma Sour Cream, and Clover Sonoma Cottage Cheese Low Fat 2% Milkfat. They were shipped to Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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What to do

If a code on your package is listed below:

  1. Do not consume them and can return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Is yours affected?

5 products

Match your product and all the details in one listed combination.

A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.

  1. Great Value Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 0% Milkfat

    UPC
    • 078742373393
    Best-by date
    BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26
    Plt#
    • 06-71
    Packaging type & size
    24 oz. container
  2. Great Value Lowfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 2% Milkfat

    UPC
    • 078742116730
    Best-by date
    BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26
    Plt#
    • 06-71
    Packaging type & size
    24 oz. container
  3. Great Value Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 4% milkfat minimum

    Plt#
    • 06-71
    1. UPC
      • 078742372358
      Best-by date
      BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26
      Packaging type & size
      16 oz. container
    2. UPC
      • 078742372365
      Best-by date
      BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26
      Packaging type & size
      24 oz. container
    3. UPC
      • 078742147970
      Best-by date
      BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26
      Packaging type & size
      3 lb. container
  4. Clover Sonoma Sour Cream Net wt 8OZ

    UPC
    • 0 70852 61800 5
    • 0 70852 61500 4
    Affected units
    BEST IF USED BY APR-17-26 B2 PLT#06-71
  5. Clover Sonoma Cottage Cheese Low Fat 2% Milkfat Net wt 16OZ

    UPC
    • 0 70852 54400 7
    • 0 70852 54200 3
    Affected units
    BEST IF USED BY MAR-31-26 A3 PLT# 06-71

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INCMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Risk

Moderate risk

Eating it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98479
Recall numbers
H-0579-2026 to H-0583-2026

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Announced by the company

  3. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Listed on Recall Canary

  6. Recall ended

  7. Archived

  8. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 7, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)