Utz plastic containers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 11, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 11, 2019the latest report was made
- Feb 11, 2019the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Utz
- Maker
- Utz Quality Foods, LLC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Plastic containersHard or semi-hardCPSC’s product type: Plastic Containers (Rigid or Semi-rigid) (code 1123), in Containers & Packaging: Plastic
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Feb 11, 2019, sent to the company Feb 21, 2019, published by CPSC Mar 15, 2019
The product, in the report: Utz baked cheddar cheese balls. 28 oz barrel container.
Utz cheese balls empty container. I had saved it and put toys in it. My child was playing with the toys and dumped them out and picked up the container and squeezed her head into the container. The narrow neck of the container made it really difficult to get off. Child had to use force to put it on and the force to pull it off would hurt neck. I was worried I would have to go to the emergency room to have it removed. It took two adults one to hold container and myself to squeeze the very hard plastic opening to fit back over childs head and pull it off. It was not easy to remove and child was beyond upset. Child has small scratches on temple and abrasions on forehead. My child is 2.5 years old. A warning on the label was very tiny and I never thought to read the label before this.
Although injury is not severe I would absolutely worry about this situation happening again and parents or another child could accidentally injure a child trying to remove it. The narrow neck with the wider inside almost a barrel shape to the container needs to be changed immediately. PLEASE dont let this container continue to be made for the safety of children.
- UPC
- 04178007275
- Bought from
- Walmart, Nebraska
- Bought
- Jan 5, 2019, about then
- Where
- Columbus, Nebraska: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Utz, made or sold by Utz Quality Foods, LLC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.