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Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc Recall: Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
Product
Mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blend (containing l…
Recall date
October 3, 2025
Terminated
April 24, 2026
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
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 & Provolone - Classic, 8 oz., UPC 8523903871, 12/case 3) Great Lakes Cheese Mozzarella & Provolone - Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 3651415115, 4/case 4) Great Value Provolone & Mozzarella Blend - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 7874226743, 5/case 4279810410 4,131 cases Batch/Sell By Date: 1) Freedom's Choice 0008922161 2/22/2026 2) Good & Gather 0008904402 3/14/2026 3) Great Lakes Cheese 1500562637 1/14/2026 0008901792 1/15/2026 4) Great Value 1500558204 2/7/2026 0008911238 2/12/2026 0008922240 2/19/2026 0008915069 2/20/2026

Distribution

  • 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
  • and Puerto Rico

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
H-0220-2026
Event ID
97827
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
Product description
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 & Provolone - Classic, 8 oz., UPC 8523903871, 12/case 3) Great Lakes Cheese Mozzarella & Provolone - Shredded, 5 lb., UPC 3651415115, 4/case 4) Great Value Provolone & Mozzarella Blend - Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 7874226743, 5/case
Quantity
4,131 cases
Reason
Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Recall initiation date
October 3, 2025
Report date
December 10, 2025
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
April 24, 2026
Distribution pattern
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, and Puerto Rico
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC 4279810410; Batch/Sell By Date: 1) Freedom's Choice 0008922161 2/22/2026 2) Good & Gather 0008904402 3/14/2026 3) Great Lakes Cheese 1500562637 1/14/2026 0008901792 1/15/2026 4) Great Value 1500558204 2/7/2026 0008911238 2/12/2026 0008922240 2/19/2026 0008915069 2/20/2026
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

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This recall shares FDA event ID 97827 with 6 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

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Published
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Distribution
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Responsible company: Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc

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Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc

Product
Pizza style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture p…
Published
December 10, 2025
Distribution
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Distribution map

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Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Alabama 1
Arkansas 1
Arizona 1
California 1
Colorado 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 1
Kansas 1
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1
Minnesota 1
Missouri 1
Mississippi 1
North Carolina 1
Nebraska 1
New Mexico 1
Nevada 1
New York 1
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Carolina 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Utah 1
Virginia 1
Washington 1
Wisconsin 1

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