Massive Shredded Cheese Recall Issued After Metal Fragments Found in the Product
- Real Simple
- 1 day ago
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Shredded cheese fans, you'll want to pay attention to this recall. Shredded cheese produced by Great Lakes Cheese Co., and sold under a number of different brand names has been recalled after metal fragments were found in the cheese.
The cheese recall impacts both shredded mozzarella and shredded cheese blends, with sell-by dates between January and March 2026, and was sold at a variety of retailers—including Target, Aldi, Publix, and Walmart—in 31 states. The product currently in the stores is not subject to recall, but you may have the cheese in your fridge at home.
Recalled Cheese Products
Here's a list of the products impacted:
Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese
Always Save, 5-pound bags, UPC 7003865782
Borden, 8-ounce bags, UPC 5300007162 or 5300007170
Brookshire's, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 9282510119, 9282510120, 9282510130, or 9282592197
Cache Valley Creamery, 8-ounce bag, UPC 7495802553
Chestnut Hill, 8-ounce bag, UPC 3225116742
Coburn Farms, 8-ounce, 12-ounce, and 32-ounce bags, UPC 5193331657, 5193321820, and 5193334257
Econo, 8-ounce bag, UPC 893800294
Food Club, 8-ounce, 16-ounce, and 32-ounce bags, UPC codes 3680045573, 3680005117, 3680005144, 3680012914, 3680041215, and 3680038305
Food Lion, 8-ounce bags, UPC 3582609008
Gold Rush Creamery, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 1401401014 and 1401401030
Good and Gather, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 8523903860, 8523903849, and 8523903852
Great Lakes Cheese, 5-pound bags, UPC 3651415034
Great Value, 8-ounce, 16-ounce, 32-ounce, and 5-pound bags, UPC 7874237425, 7874204492, 7874235317, 7874235321, 7874237475, and 7874204980
Happy Farms by Aldi, 16-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 4061463330864 and 4061463369413
H-E-B, 8-ounce bags, UPC 4122022272, 4122061295, and 4122006759
Hill County Fare, 8-ounce, 16-ounce, 32-ounce bags, and 5-pound bags, UPC 4122018977, 4122016234, 4122042334, 4122082998, and 4122024512
Know & Love, 8-ounce, 16-ounce, 32-ounce bags, UPC 788030650, 788030657, 788030659, 788030658, and 788030678
Laura Lynn, 8-ounce, 12-ounce, and 16-ounce bags, UPC 8685401031, 8685400824, 8685400815, 8685406528, and 8685407109
Lucerne Dairy Farms, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 2113004867, 2113004259, 2113004741, 2113004944, and 2113004949
Nu Farm, 8-ounce bags, UPC 3104100151
Publix, 8-ounce and 16-ounce bags, UPC 4141511665 and 4141523365
Schnuck's, 8-ounce bags, UPC 4131858010
Simply Go, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 1015983021, 1015983020, and 1015983040
Sprouts Farmers Markets, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 4667052284 and 4667052279
Stater Bros. Markets, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 7417546413, 7417546402, and 7417546435
Sunnyside Farms, 16-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 1754450204 and 1754450057
Shredded cheese blends
Brookshire's Italian 6-Cheese, 8-ounce bag, UPC 9282510174
Cache Valley Creamery Six Cheese Italian, 8-ounce bag, UPC 7495800257
Coburn Farms Italian Style, 12-ounce bag, UPC 5193365638
Econo Pizza, 8-ounce bags, UPC 893800297
Food Club Pizza Style Two Cheese Blend, 8-ounce and 32-ounce bags, UPC 3680012422, 3680044487, and 3680048197
Food Club Finely Shredded Pizza Style Four Cheese Blend, 8-ounce bags, UPC 3680017231
Freedom's Choice Pizza Blend, 32-ounce bags, UPC 4279810410
Gold Rush Creamery Pizza Blend, 32-ounce bags, UPC 1401401030
Good & Gather Mozzarella & Provolone, 5-pound bags, UPC 3651415115
Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan, 8-ounce bags, UPC 8523903856
Great Value Pizza Blend, 8-ounce bags, UPC 538818789
Great Value Italian Style, 8-ounce and 16-ounce bag, UPC 7874201566 and 7874203979
Great Value Provolone & Mozzarella Blend, 16-ounce bags, UPC 7874226743
Happy Farms By Aldi, Italian-style Cheese, 12-ounce bag, UPC 4061463330949
Know & Love Italian Style, 8-ounce bags, UPC 788030645
Laura Lynn Italian Blend, 8-ounce bags, UPC 8685405157
Laura Lynn Pizza Blend, 8-ounce bags, UPC 8685402132
Publix Italian Six Cheese Blend, 8-ounce bags, UPC 4141518065
Simply Go Italian Style Six Cheese Blend, 8-ounce bags, UPC 1015983015
Simply Go Pizza Blend Two Cheese Mix, 32-ounce bags, UPC 1015983022
What to Do If You Have the Recalled Cheese
If you do have the recalled cheese, you should not eat it. You can throw it out, or you can return it to the store for a full refund.
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