Class II U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese recall: Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

Recall published 11 months ago

Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

The hazard: Foreign material — metal

This is a foreign-material recall — metal where there should be none. An affected pack looks identical to a sound one from the outside.

What the notice says: Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

Why it matters: Pieces of metal may be inside the product. The risk here is physical rather than microbial: cuts to the mouth or throat, a broken tooth, or an injury further down if a fragment is swallowed.

Symptoms and when to call a doctor

If someone has swallowed a fragment and has mouth or throat pain, trouble swallowing, chest or stomach pain, vomiting, or blood in saliva or stool, they should be seen the same day. A fragment swallowed without symptoms usually passes on its own, but tell the clinician exactly what the product was: metal shows up clearly on an X-ray, so imaging can confirm whether anything is still there.

This page is general information, not medical advice. If you feel unwell, a clinician who can see you is the only person able to judge your case.

Recall details

Recall number
H-0215-2026
Published
December 10, 2025
Risk level
Class II
Status
Terminated
Issued by
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Brand
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
Product type
Dairy
Units affected
235,789 cases
Distribution
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, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Sold at
Sprouts Farmers Market, Stater Bros, Food Lion, Publix, H-E-B, Aldi
Made in
United States
Lot / code info
Batch/Sell By Date: 1) Always Save 0008909996 2/15/2026 0008918166 2/20/2026 0008916368 2/22/2026 2) Borden - Shredded: 0008907003 2/12/2026 0008924424 2/20/2026 0008910598 3/18/2026 0008913670 3/19/2026 0008916551 3/25/2026 0008930620 3/27/2026 - Thick Cut: 0008915022 2/16/2026 0008916601 2/17/2026 3) Brookshire's - Finely Shredded: 1500562271 2/12/2026 - Shredded (8 oz.): 1500555310 2/5/2026 1500562874 2/13/2026 - Shredded (32 oz): 1500562589 2/12/2026 1500569744 2/19/2026 - Thick Cut: 1500562869 2/13/2026 4) Cache Valley Creamery 0008913583 2/12/2026 0008912796 2/12/2026 5) Chestnut Valley 0008920769 2/19/2026 0008919682 2/23/2026 0008919982 2/24/2026 6) Coburn Farms - Shredded (8 oz.): 0008913683 2/15/2026 0008918150 2/22/2026 - Shredded (12 oz.): 0008913664 2/15/2026 - Shredded (32 oz.): 0008912318 2/16/2026 7) Econo 0008903664 3/16/2026 8) Food Club - Finely Shredded: 0008909946 2/20/2026 - Shredded (8 oz.): 0008917638 2/21/2026 - Shredded (16 oz.): 0008917646 2/19/2026 - Shredded (32 oz. UPC 3680012914) 1500555283 2/5/2026 1500562601 2/13/2026 0008920642 2/21/2026 - Shredded (32 oz. UPC 3680038305) 0008912826 2/12/2026 0008911959 2/19/2026 9) Food Lion 0008918217 2/20/2026 10) Gold Rush Creamery 0008912230 1/13/2026 0008916203 1/20/2026 11) Good & Gather - Fine Cut (8 oz.): 0008909919 3/15/2026 0008920196 3/22/2026 0008917545 3/22/2026 - Classic (8 oz.): 0008904392 3/7/2026 0008899872 3/14/2026 0008907380 3/16/2026 0008917539 3/21/2026 - Classic (32 oz.) 0008911920 2/12/2026 0008923005 2/22/2026 12) Great Lakes Cheese 1500555917 1/6/2026 0008903739 1/7/2026 1500562505 1/13/2026 0008909003 1/15/2026 0008908886 1/16/2026 1500568799 1/20/2026 0008922769 1/20/2026 0008919726 1/23/2026 13) Great Value - Finely Shredded (8 oz.): 0008911228 2/12/2026 0008912298 2/15/2026 1500565874 2/15/2026 0008918186 2/19/2026 0008918845 2/19/2026 0008921742 2/23/2026 0008922882 2/25/2026 - Finely Shredded (16 oz.): 0008908012 2/13/2026 1500562848 2/14/2026 0008915666 2/20/2026 0008922990 2/26/2026 - Shredded (8 oz.): 0008912290 2/15/2026 0008916515 2/19/2026 0008915586 2/19/2026 0008919953 2/23/2026 0008927851 2/25/2026 - Shredded (16 oz.): 0008911240 2/12/2026 1500562715 2/14/2026 0008918840 2/19/2026 0008915665 2/19/2026 0008923008 2/26/2026 - Shredded (32 oz.): 1500555265 2/5/2026 0008899863 2/5/2026 0008909522 2/12/2026 1500562220 2/12/2026 1500568802 2/19/2026 0008923608 2/19/2026 0008915465 2/22/2026 - Shredded (5 lb.): 1500562009 2/9/2026 1500562506 2/12/2026 0008908005 2/13/2026 0008909521 2/14/2026 0008919915 2/15/2026 0008915093 2/20/2026 14) Happy Farms by Aldi - Shredded (16 oz.): 1500560016 2/8/2026 1500562694 2/14/2026 0008915062 2/18/2026 0008921597 2/21/2026 - Shredded (32 oz.): 0008914480 2/13/2026 15) H-E-B - Shredded (8 oz.): 1500562207 2/12/2026 1500568792 2/19/2026 - Thick: 1500555258 2/5/2026 1500562870 2/13/2026 1500569728 2/19/2026 - Shredded (8 oz. Mexico): 1500568833 2/19/2026 16) Hill Country Fare - Shredded (8 oz.): 1500555251 2/5/2026 1500562217 2/12/2026 1500569724 2/20/2026 - Shredded (16 oz.): 1500562208 2/12/2026 - Shredded (32 oz.): 1500562212 2/12/2026 1500568788 2/19/2026 - Shredded (5 lb.): 1500562504 2/12/2026 - Shredded (8 oz. Mexico): 1500569780 2/20/2026 17) Know & Love - Fine Cut (8 oz.): 0008916319 2/16/2026 - Fine Cut (16 oz.): 0008916318 2/19/2026 - Classic Cut (8 oz.): 0008919858 2/23/2026 - Classic Cut (32 oz.): 0008913961 2/13/2026 0008921460 2/22/2026 - Thick Cut: 0008917701 2/21/2026 18) Laura Lynn - Finely Shredded: 0008912119 2/16/2026 0008918097 2/21/2026 - Shredded (8 oz.): 0008912110 2/16/2026 0008918078 2/20/2026 - Shredded (12 oz.): 0008918080 2/19/2026 - Shredded (16 oz.): 0008918091 1/20/2026 - Thick Cut Shredded: 0008918168 2/21/2026 19) Lucerne Dairy Farms - Finely Shredded: 0008914847 2/13/2026 - Shredded (8 oz.): 1500555293 2/5/2026 0008907905 2/12/2026 - Shredded Family Size (32 oz.): 0008900706 2/5/2026 1500555296 2/5/2026 0008912904 2/12/2026 0008922665 2/19/2026 - Rustic Cu…
UPC codes
4061463330864, 4061463369413

Products covered by this recall

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 - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 9282510119, 12/case - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 9282510120, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 9282510130, 6/case - Thick Cut, 8 oz., UPC 9282592197, 12/case 4) Cache Valley Creamery - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7495802553, 6 or 12/case 5) Chestnut Hill - Fancy Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3225116742, 6/case 6) Coburn Farms - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 5193331657, 12/case - Shredded, 12 oz., UPC 5193321820, 18/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 5193334257, 6/case 7) Econo - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 893800294, 12/case 8) Food Club - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3680045573, 12/case - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3680005117, 12/case - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 3680005144, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., tube-style bag, UPC 3680012914, 6/case, case UPC 3680041215 - Shredded, 32 oz., square-style bag, UPC 3680038305, 6/case 9) Food Lion - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3582609008, 12/case 10) Gold Rush Creamery - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 1401401014, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1401401030, 6/case 11) Good & Gather - Fine Cut, 8 oz., UPC 8523903860, 12/case - Classic, 8 oz., UPC 8523903849, 12/case - Classic, 32 oz., UPC 8523903852, 6/case 12) Great Lakes Cheese - Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 3651415034, 4/case 13) Great Value - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7874237425, 6/case - Finely Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 7874204492, 5/case - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7874235317, 6/case - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 7874235321, 5/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 7874237475, 6/case - Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 7874204980, 4/case 14) Happy Farms by Aldi - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 4061463330864, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 4061463369413, 8/case 15) H-E-B - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4122022272, 12/case - Thick, 8 oz., UPC 4122061295, 12/case - Shredded/Fancy Finamente Rallado, 8 oz., UPC 4122006759, 12/case (distributed for sale in Mexico only) 16) Hill Country Fare - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4122018977, 12/case - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 4122016234, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 4122042334, 6/case - Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 4122082998, 4/case - Shredded/Rallado, 8 oz., UPC 4122024512, 12/case (distributed for sale in Mexico only) 17) Know & Love - Fine Cut, 8 oz., UPC 788030650, 12/case - Fine Cut, 16 oz., UPC 788030657, 12/case - Classic Cut, 8 oz., UPC 788030659, 12/case - Classic Cut, 32 oz., UPC 788030658, 6/case - Thick Cut, 8 oz., UPC 788030678, 12/case 18) Laura Lynn - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 8685401031, 12/case - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 8685400824, 12/case - Shredded, 12 oz., UPC 8685400815, 12/case - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 8685406528, 12/case - Thick Cut Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 8685407109, 12/case 19) Lucerne Dairy Farms - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 2113004867, 12/case - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 2113004259, 12/case - Shredded Family Size, 32 oz., UPC 2113004741, 6/case - Rustic Cut, 8 oz., UPC 2113004944, 12/case - Rustic Cut Family Size, 32 oz., UPC 2113004949, 6/case 20) Nu Farm - Fancy Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3104100151, 12/case 21) Publix - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4141511665, 12/case - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 4141523365, 12/case 22) Schnuck's - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4131858010, 12/case 23) Simply Go - Classic Cut Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 1015983021, 12/case - Classic Cut Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1015983020, 6/case - Rustic Cut Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 1015983040, 12/case 24) Sprouts Farmers Market - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4667052284, 12/case - Shredded Value Pack, 32 oz., UPC 4667052279, 6/case 25) Stater Bros. Markets - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7417546413, 12/case - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7417546402, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 7417546435, 6/case 26) Sunnyside Farms - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 1754450204, 5/case - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1754450057, 12/case

Check your product

The notice names 8 codes you can read straight off the package. Type the one printed on yours and the list below narrows to it.

UPC / barcode

Read the twelve digits under the barcode on the package.

  • 4061463330864
  • 4061463369413

Model or item number

On the rating label, the box or the instruction sheet.

  • case 9

Package size

Match the net weight or the piece count on the front of the pack.

  • 5 lb
  • 8 oz
  • 32 oz
  • 12 oz
  • 16 oz

Codes are lifted verbatim from the FDA — Food & cosmetics enforcement notice. A code that is missing here may still be covered — the official notice is the complete list.

What to do about Metal pieces

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc — This is a foreign-material recall — metal where there should be none. An affected pack looks identical to a sound one from the outside.

  1. Stop eating it, and do not pick through it to find the fragment — sorting it by hand is how people get cut.
  2. Check the freezer and the pantry for other packs carrying the same codes before you consider the matter closed.
  3. If someone has already bitten into something hard, have them stop, spit out what is in their mouth and rinse rather than swallow.
  4. Keep the pack if you can. If anyone was hurt, the fragment and the packaging together are the evidence that matters.

Getting a refund without the pack

The commonest reason people skip the refund is that they have already thrown the item away. That rarely matters.

  • A photo of the label and lot code is accepted by most grocers, and so is a card statement line showing the purchase.
  • Store credit is often offered first. You can ask for the original payment method instead, and it is normally granted.
  • No photo either? Ask anyway. Grocery chains settle recall refunds at the service desk because disputing them costs more than paying them.
  • For a multi-pack or a case, ask for the full purchase price rather than a per-unit figure — the recall covers what you paid.

Company contact: Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc — 17825 Great Lakes Pkwy, Hiram, OH, 44234-9677

The official notice

This page summarises a notice published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency notice is the authoritative version — read it before you act, and treat it as the final word if anything here looks different.

Open the FDA — Food & cosmetics enforcement record U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls

Questions people ask about this recall

Why was Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc dairy recalled?

Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall) Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

How do I know if I have the recalled product?

Match the codes printed on your package against the notice: UPC 4061463330864, 4061463369413; model number case 9. If the code on your package is not on that list, your unit is outside the recall.

What should I do with it right now?

Stop eating it, and do not pick through it to find the fragment — sorting it by hand is how people get cut.

Can I get my money back?

A photo of the label and lot code is accepted by most grocers, and so is a card statement line showing the purchase.

Which states were affected?

The notice lists Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and others.

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