Mozzarella and parmesan shredded cheese recalled over potential metal fragments
Great Lakes Cheese is recalling 1,850 cases of Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend over potential metal fragments originating in 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
Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend, fine cut, 8 oz, individually packaged in a plastic bag with UPC 8523903856 and packed 12 per case, is being recalled.
The recall is a downstream action following potential metal fragments from a supplier raw material.
The recall covers 1,850 cases carrying batch and sell-by codes 0008909918 3/15/2026, 0008915148 3/21/2026 and 0008917542 3/22/2026. 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 these codes should not eat it and should follow the retailer's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend, Fine Cut, 8 oz., individually packaged in a plastic bag, UPC 8523903856, 12/case
- Manufacturer
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Affected units
- 1,850
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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