Over 1.5 million bags of shredded cheese were recalled due to metal contamination.The mozzarella cheese products were sold at Aldi, Publix, Target, Walmart and more.Sixty-four different products are being affected, and they were sold in 32 states and regions.
There’s an active recall on over 1.5 million bags of cheese, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is due to a potential foreign matter contamination.
The bags of cheese being recalled were sold at popular grocery stores across 32 states and regions. Chains affected include Aldi, Food Lion, H-E-B, Publix, Sprouts Farmers Market, Target, Walmart and more. The recalled cheese varies in sizes, from 8-ounce bags to 5-pound packages, and they have printed sell-by dates expanding to March 2026.
The following list of products are being recalled, which include shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded Italian-style cheese, shredded pizza-style cheese, mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blends and mozzarella and Parmesan shredded cheese blends:
Always Save Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseBorden Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseBorden Thick Cut Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseBrookshire’s Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseBrookshire’s Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Brookshire’s Thick Cut Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseBrookshire’s Italian Six-Cheese Finely ShreddedCache Valley Creamery Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseCache Valley Creamery Six-Cheese Italian Finely ShreddedChestnut Hill Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseCoburn Farms Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Coburn Farms Italian-Style Finely ShreddedEcono Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseEcono Pizza ShreddedFood Club Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseFood Club Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseFood Club Finely Shredded Pizza Style Four Cheese BlendFood Club Pizza Style Two Cheese Blend Finely ShreddedFood Club Pizza Style Two Cheese Blend ShreddedFood Lion Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseFreedom’s Choice Pizza Blend Fine-CutGold Rush Creamery Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseGold Rush Creamery Pizza Blend ShreddedGood & Gather Fine Cut Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseGood & Gather Classic Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseGood & Gather Mozzarella & Provolone ClassicGood & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan Shredded Cheese BlendGreat Lakes Cheese Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseGreat Lakes Cheese Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseGreat Lakes Cheese Mozzarella & Provolone ShreddedGreat Value Italian Style Finely ShreddedGreat Value Pizza Blend ShreddedGreat Value Provolone & Mozzarella Blend ShreddedHappy Farms by Aldi Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseHappy Farms by Aldi Italian-Style Shredded CheeseH-E-B Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseH-E-B Thick Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseH-E-B Shredded/Fancy Finamente Rallado Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseHill Country Fare Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseKnow & Love Fine Cut Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseKnow & Love Classic Cut Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseKnow & Love Thick Cut Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseKnow & Love Italian Style Fine CutLaura Lynn Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseLaura Lynn Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseLaura Lynn Thick Cut Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseLaura Lynn Italian Blend Finely ShreddedLaura Lynn Pizza Blend Finely ShreddedLucerne Dairy Farms Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseLucerne Dairy Farms Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseLucerne Dairy Farms Rustic Cut Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseNu Farm Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheesePublix Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheesePublix Italian Six Cheese Blend Fancy ShreddedSchuck’s Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseSimply Go Classic Cut Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseSimply Go Rustic Cut Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseSimply Go Italian Style Six Cheese Blend Fine Cut ShreddedSimply Go Pizza Blend Two Cheese Mix Classic Cut ShreddedSprouts Farmers Market Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseSprouts Farmers Market Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseStater Bros. Markets Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseStater Bros. Markets Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella CheeseSunnyside Farms Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
The recalled cheese was sold in the following states and regions: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
Check your refrigerator if you have shredded cheese on hand, and if it matches the above information as well as the recall’s listed UPC and batch codes, dispose of the product immediately or return to your place of purchase for a potential refund. The recalled cheese might have metal fragments from the “supplier’s raw material,” posing an injury and illness risk to consumers. On December 1, this recall was classified as a Class II, meaning that the cheese “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”
For questions about this recall, contact the FDA at 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332).
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