Pizza Style Shredded Cheese Blend Recalled for Potential Metal Fragments
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc is recalling pizza style shredded cheese sold under multiple brands due to potential metal fragments from supplier raw material. Affected products have specific batch codes and were distributed to 32 states and Puerto Rico.
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 due to potential metal fragment contamination in food. No illnesses or injuries reported. Per the severity rubric, recalls with theoretical hazards and no reported harm score at most 3.
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc is recalling pizza style shredded cheese blend products sold under multiple brand names including Econo Pizza, Food Club, Gold Rush Creamery, Great Value, Laura Lynn, and Simply Go. The products are individually packaged in 8 oz. or 32 oz. plastic bags.
The recall was initiated due to potential metal fragments that may be present in the cheese. The contamination originated from supplier raw material.
A total of 4,298 cases were distributed across 32 states and Puerto Rico. Products have specific batch codes and sell-by dates ranging from February 6, 2026 through March 18, 2026.
Consumers with products matching the affected batch codes and sell-by dates should not consume them. Affected products should be discarded or returned to the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- 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
- Manufacturer
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Shredded Cheese
- Hazard
- metal-fragments
- choking
Distribution
Distributed in 31 states:
- 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
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