Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese
Reason Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Happy Farms by Aldi Italian Style shredded cheese blend recall
Recalled by Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc · Hiram, OH, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Hard or sharp fragments can cut the mouth or throat, break teeth or cause choking. They usually come from equipment wear or packaging on the production line. All foreign material recalls.
What was recalled
Happy Farms by Aldi Italian Style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, not-smoked provolone, romano, asiago & parmesan finely shredded cheeses), 12 oz., individually packaged in a plastic bag, UPC 4061463330949, 6/combo case also containing 6 bags of Taco Style product
Quantity: 1,900 cases
Food: Cheese
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Batch/Sell By Date: 0008922982 2/22/2026 0008926344 2/23/2026
Where it was sold
Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Mississippi North Carolina Nebraska New Mexico Nevada New York Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin
FDA's distribution note: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and Puerto Rico
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Oct 3, 2025
- In FDA report of
- Dec 10, 2025
- Terminated
- Apr 24, 2026
- FDA recall number
- H-0216-2026 · event 97827
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
Also recalled with it (6 more products)
FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.
Italian style shredded cheese blend
Reason Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Food Club Finely Shredded Pizza Style Four Cheese Blend
Reason Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Pizza style shredded cheese blend
Reason Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blend
Reason Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend
Reason Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
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