FDA announces recall of 1.5 million bags of shredded cheese due to possible metal fragment contamination

Shredded Cheese
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The Food and Drug Administration says Ohio-based Great Lakes Cheese Co. has recalled a range of shredded cheese products sold under private-label brands at several major retailers, including Target, Walmart, Aldi and H-E-B grocery stores under the names Good & Gather, Happy Farms, Hill Country and Great Value.

The recalled items — distributed across 31 states, including Texas — include multiple varieties such as mozzarella, Italian-style, pizza-style, mozzarella and provolone, and mozzarella and parmesan blends.

The FDA urged consumers to check their refrigerators for affected products and follow recall guidance.

The following are the recalled low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese brands. Good & Gather is Target's store brand, while Great Value is Walmart's private label.

• Always Save
– Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 7003865782, 4/case

• Borden
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 5300007162, 6 or 12/case
– Thick Cut, 8 oz., UPC 5300007170, 6/case

• 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

• Cache Valley Creamery
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7495802553, 6 or 12/case

• Chestnut Hill
– Fancy Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3225116742, 6/case

• Coburn Farms
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 5193331657, 12/case
– Shredded, 12 oz., UPC 5193321820, 18/case
– Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 5193334257, 6/case

• Econo
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 893800294, 12/case

• 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

• Food Lion
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3582609008, 12/case

• Gold Rush Creamery
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 1401401014, 12/case
– Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1401401030, 6/case

• Good & Gather
– Fine Cut, 8 oz., UPC 8523903860, 12/case
– Classic, 8 oz., UPC 8523903849, 12/case
– Classic, 32 oz., UPC 8523903852, 6/case

• Great Lakes Cheese
– Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 3651415034, 4/case

• 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

• Happy Farms by Aldi
– Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 4061463330864, 12/case
– Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 4061463369413, 8/case

• 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 (Mexico only)

• 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 (Mexico only)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Nu Farm
– Fancy Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3104100151, 12/case

• Publix
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4141511665, 12/case
– Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 4141523365, 12/case

• Schnuck's
– Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4131858010, 12/case

• 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

• Sprouts Farmers Market
– Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4667052284, 12/case
– Shredded Value Pack, 32 oz., UPC 4667052279, 6/case

• 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

• Sunnyside Farms
– Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 1754450204, 5/case
– Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1754450057, 12/case

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