Shredded Colby Jack cheese recalled for potential stainless steel fragments
Great Lakes Cheese Co is recalling Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack shredded cheese due to potential stainless steel fragments. Affected products have best-by dates of July 13 or July 14, 2025.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for potential stainless steel fragments in cheese. No illnesses or injuries reported. This is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting rubric criterion for severity 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack shredded cheese (a blend of Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses) is being recalled due to the potential presence of stainless steel fragments. The recalled product is sold exclusively by ALDI in 12-ounce packages with UPC 4061463330840.
The recall affects approximately 400 cases with best-by dates of July 13, 2025 and July 14, 2025. The product was distributed to retailers in Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not consume it. Anyone with the recalled cheese should return it to their ALDI store for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack (a blend of Colby & Monterey Jack finely shredded cheeses), Net Wt. 12 OZ (340g), packaged in flexible plastic stand-up pouches, 12 pouches per case, UPC 4061463330840, with Best By dates of July 13, 2025 and July 14, 2025. Dist. & sold exclusively
- Manufacturer
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Hazard
- foreign-material
- choking
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (4)
- Batch number: 8679653
- Item number: 170374
- UPC: 4061463330840
- Lot numbers: 1.) Best by JUL 13 25 H 2.) Best by JUL 14 25 H
Distribution
Distributed in 4 states:
- CT
- MI
- OH
- PA
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