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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·H-0215-2026·Announced 2025-12-10

Shredded mozzarella recalled across 26 brands over potential metal fragments

Great Lakes Cheese is recalling 235,789 cases of low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese, sold under 26 brands, over potential metal fragments from a supplier raw material.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: metal fragments in a ready-to-eat food are a physical hazard, and no illnesses or injuries are reported.

Plain-English summary

Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese, individually packaged in plastic bags, is being recalled. The enforcement record lists 26 brands across a range of pack sizes and cuts: Always Save, Borden, Brookshire's, Cache Valley Creamery, Chestnut Hill, Coburn Farms, Econo, Food Club, Food Lion, Gold Rush Creamery, Good & Gather, Great Lakes Cheese, Great Value, Happy Farms by Aldi, H-E-B, Hill Country Fare, Know & Love, Laura Lynn, Lucerne Dairy Farms, Nu Farm, Publix, Schnuck's, Simply Go, Sprouts Farmers Market, Stater Bros. Markets and Sunnyside Farms. The record notes that certain H-E-B and Hill Country Fare items were distributed for sale in Mexico only.

The recall is a downstream action following potential metal fragments from a supplier raw material.

The recall covers 235,789 cases. Each brand and pack size carries its own UPC and its own batch and sell-by codes, all listed in the enforcement record. Distribution covered 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.

Consumers should check the brand, UPC and batch or sell-by code on any shredded mozzarella they hold against the enforcement record, and should not eat a bag that matches. Affected product should be returned according to the retailer's instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese, individually packaged in a plastic bag, as: 1) Always Save - Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 7003865782, 4/case 2) Borden - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 5300007162, 6 or 12/case - Thick Cut, 8 oz., UPC 5300007170, 6/case 3) Brookshire's…
Manufacturer
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
Category
Food — Dairy
Hazard
Affected units
235,789

Distribution

Distributed in 32 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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