On February 25, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published an official recall notice for Great Value small curd cottage cheese produced by Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. The dairy used to make the cheese was not fully pasteurized, meaning it could make consumers sick and may even lead to hospitalization, with children, the elderly, the immunocompromised, and pregnant people at the highest risk.
Three types of cottage cheese sold under Walmart's Great Value brand are being recalled because they may not have been pasteurized properly. Containers of the Great Value Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Lowfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese, and Small Curd Cottage Cheese were sold between February 17 and 20 with best by dates from April 1 to 3.
Great Value may be Walmart's generic brand, but its Chocolate Caramel creamer delivered such luscious texture and rich, concentrated flavor that the product sits on-par with other popular (often costlier) coffee creamer brands like Califia Farms and International Delight. On the Walmart website, a 32-fluid-ounce bottle currently costs $2.76. Meanwhile, name-brand competitors like Chobani's Caramel Macchiato-Flavored Creamer run for $6.24, and Starbucks' Caramel-Flavored Creamer costs $4.98 for a comparatively smaller 28-fluid-ounce bottle.
When it comes to name-brand versus generic or in-house-brand groceries, the trade-off is often seen in terms of cost and quality: Generic products are cheaper but tend to be lower quality in a variety of ways. But what if you didn't have to choose between saving money and getting a high-quality product? As it turns out, this might just be the case when it comes to buying bread at Walmart.
