--- title: "Great Value: Cottage Cheese — FDA announcement Feb 25, 2026 | Is It on Recall" description: "Not fully pasteurized." url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-bb3c2d2956f24962-great-value-cottage-cheese/ updated: 2026-10-01 site: "Is It on Recall" language: en --- [Recall archive](https://isitonrecall.com/archives/) / FDA company announcement # Great Value: Cottage Cheese — FDA announcement Feb 25, 2026 Published notice; closure not supplied A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing. Source date Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/). ## What the record says - **Product**: Cottage Cheese - **Reason**: Not fully pasteurized. - **Classification**: Not supplied - **Recalling firm**: Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. - **Quantity**: Not supplied - **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement - **Source record identifier**: bb3c2d2956f24962 [Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/saputo-usa-recalls-great-value-cottage-cheese-because-possible-health-risk) ## Lot and product identifiers | Label field | Details supplied by the agency | | --- | --- | | Lot, code or applicability | Recalled products will meet all of the requirements outlined in the chart (product #, size, UPC, Best if Used By Date and Plant Code), plus they should have been purchased at one of the states listed. If any of these categories does not fit the product, then it is not included in the recall (i.e. has all the matching information, but not purchased in a listed state, then the product is not recalled).; Product Name \| Packaging Type & Size \| UPC \| Expiration Dates \| PLT#; Great Value Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 0% Milkfat \| 24 oz. container \| 078742373393 \| BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 \| 06-71; Great Value Lowfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 2% Milkfat \| 24 oz. container \| 078742116730 \| BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26; Great Value Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 4% milkfat minimum \| 16 oz. container \| 078742372358 \| BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26; 24 oz. container \| 078742372365 \| BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26; 3 lb. container \| 078742147970 \| BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 | Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough. ## Product tables from the announcement These identifying details come from the company announcement posted by FDA. Check the current notice for revisions. **FDA company announcement, table 1** | Product Name | Packaging Type & Size | UPC | Expiration Dates | PLT# | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Great Value Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 0% Milkfat | 24 oz. container | 078742373393 | BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 | 06-71 | | Great Value Lowfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 2% Milkfat | 24 oz. container | 078742116730 | BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 | 06-71 | | Great Value Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 4% milkfat minimum | 16 oz. container | 078742372358 | BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 | 06-71 | | Great Value Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 4% milkfat minimum | 24 oz. container | 078742372365 | BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-03-26 | 06-71 | | Great Value Small Curd Cottage Cheese – 4% milkfat minimum | 3 lb. container | 078742147970 | BEST IF USED BY APR-01-26 BEST IF USED BY APR-02-26 | 06-71 | Announcement retrieved Oct 1, 2026. [Official announcement](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/saputo-usa-recalls-great-value-cottage-cheese-because-possible-health-risk). ## Distribution The affected products were sold under the Great Value label and were distributed to Walmart stores and distribution centers in Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming between February 17 and February 20, 2026, and include: States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address. - [Alaska](https://isitonrecall.com/state/alaska/) - [Alabama](https://isitonrecall.com/state/alabama/) - [Arkansas](https://isitonrecall.com/state/arkansas/) - [Arizona](https://isitonrecall.com/state/arizona/) - [California](https://isitonrecall.com/state/california/) - [Colorado](https://isitonrecall.com/state/colorado/) - [Georgia](https://isitonrecall.com/state/georgia/) - [Iowa](https://isitonrecall.com/state/iowa/) - [Idaho](https://isitonrecall.com/state/idaho/) - [Illinois](https://isitonrecall.com/state/illinois/) - [Kansas](https://isitonrecall.com/state/kansas/) - [Kentucky](https://isitonrecall.com/state/kentucky/) - [Louisiana](https://isitonrecall.com/state/louisiana/) - [Missouri](https://isitonrecall.com/state/missouri/) - [Mississippi](https://isitonrecall.com/state/mississippi/) - [Montana](https://isitonrecall.com/state/montana/) - [New Mexico](https://isitonrecall.com/state/new-mexico/) - [Nevada](https://isitonrecall.com/state/nevada/) - [Oregon](https://isitonrecall.com/state/oregon/) - [Tennessee](https://isitonrecall.com/state/tennessee/) - [Texas](https://isitonrecall.com/state/texas/) - [Utah](https://isitonrecall.com/state/utah/) - [Washington](https://isitonrecall.com/state/washington/) - [Wyoming](https://isitonrecall.com/state/wyoming/) ## Dates in the source - **Fda listing date**: Feb 25, 2026 - **Company announcement date**: Feb 24, 2026 FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable. ## What to do next Customers who purchased the affected products should not consume them and can return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information, contact Saputo at 1-888-587-2423 from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT. [Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/saputo-usa-recalls-great-value-cottage-cheese-because-possible-health-risk) ## Related records [Cheese records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cheese/) [Dairy and eggs records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/dairy-and-eggs/) [Saputo Cheese USA Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/saputo-cheese-usa-inc/)