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Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc. is recalling shredded cheese products from more than two dozen brands sold nationwide at stores such as Walmart, Target and Aldi after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned they may contain metal fragments.
The agency considers the recall to be a Class II, meaning there is a potential, but not immediate, risk of harm. There have been no reported illnesses, deaths or hospitalizations linked to these products.The recall alert follows concerns that shredded cheese produced from a supplier’s raw material could contain small metal pieces.
The affected shredded cheese products were distributed to grocery stores throughout most of the United States — including 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico.
The recall includes retail packages and larger sizes often used in restaurants or institutional kitchens, covering numerous private-label and store brands commonly used at home. All items can be identified by their packaging labels, UPC codes and expiration dates.
Full list of recalled shredded cheese products
Consumers who purchased shredded mozzarella and Italian cheese blends from brands like Walmart’s Great Value, Publix and Aldi’s Happy Farms should check their packaging against the following list. For complete information — including all UPCs, package sizes and sell-by dates — visit the FDA’s official recall notice.
The FDA and retailers cited in the recall have not yet issued official instructions for consumers, but the usual advice in these situations is to discard the affected products or return them to the store for a full refund.
Always Save (Pricechopper, Hen House, Sun Save, others)
Shredded Mozzarella, 5-pound, UPC 7003865782
Borden
Shredded Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 5300007162Thick Cut Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 5300007170
Brookshire’s
Finely Shredded Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 9282510119Shredded Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 9282510120Shredded Mozzarella, 32-ounce, UPC 9282510130Italian 6-Cheese Blend, 8-ounce, UPC 9282510174
Cache Valley Creamery
Shredded Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 7495802553Six-Cheese Italian Blend, 8-ounce, UPC 7495800257
Chestnut Hill
Fancy Shredded Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 3225116742
Coburn Farms (Save A Lot)
Shredded Mozzarella, 8-ounce, UPC 5193331657Shredded Mozzarella, 12-ounce, UPC 5193321820Shredded Mozzarella, 32-ounce, UPC 5193334257Italian Style Blend, 12-ounce, UPC 5193365638
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