Pizza 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)

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What was recalled

Pizza style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and mild cheddar cheeses), individually packaged in a plastic bag as: 1) Econo Pizza - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 893800297, 12/case 2) Food Club Pizza Style Two Cheese Blend - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3680012422, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., square-style bag, UPC 3680044487, 6/case - Shredded, 32 oz., tube-style bag, UPC 3680048197, 6/case 3) Gold Rush Creamery Pizza Blend - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1401401030, 6/case 4) Great Value Pizza Blend - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 538818789, 6/case 5) Laura Lynn Pizza Blend - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 8685402132, 12/case 6) Simply Go Pizza Blend Two Cheese Mix - Classic Cut Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1015983022, 6/case

Quantity: 4,298 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: 1) Econo 0008924428 3/18/2026 2) Food Club - Finely Shredded: 0008911974 2/13/2026 0008916578 2/21/2026 - Shredded (32 oz. UPC 3680044487): 0008902277 2/6/2026 0008884224 2/13/2026 - Shredded (32 oz. UPC 3680048197): 0008924031 2/23/2026 3) Gold Rush Creamery 0008912889 3/15/2026 4) Great Value 0008913974 2/14/2026 1500565689 2/15/2026 0008918844 2/20/2026 0008924222 2/21/2026 5) Laura Lynn 0008924426 2/16/2026 0008918098 2/21/2026 6) Simply Go 0008901863 2/6/2026 0008916159 2/13/2026

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-0219-2026 · 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.

Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Foreign material Oct 3, 2025