Mozzarella and provolone cheese blend recalled over potential metal fragments from supplier
Great Lakes Cheese is recalling 4,131 cases of mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blend, sold under four 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
Mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blend, containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and not-smoked provolone cheeses, is being recalled. It was packaged in plastic bags under four brands: Freedom's Choice Pizza Blend fine-cut 32 oz (UPC 4279810410); Good & Gather Mozzarella & Provolone classic 8 oz (UPC 8523903871); Great Lakes Cheese Mozzarella & Provolone shredded 5 lb (UPC 3651415115); and Great Value Provolone & Mozzarella Blend shredded 16 oz (UPC 7874226743).
The recall is a downstream action following potential metal fragments from a supplier raw material.
The recall covers 4,131 cases, each brand carrying its own batch and sell-by codes 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 who have a bag matching one of these brands and codes should not eat it and should follow the retailer's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and not-smoked provolone cheeses), individually packaged in a plastic bag, as: 1) Freedom's Choice Pizza Blend - Fine-Cut, 32 oz., UPC 4279810410, 6/case 2) Good & Gather Mozzarella &…
- Manufacturer
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Affected units
- 4,131
Distribution
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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