Pizza style shredded cheese blend recalled over possible metal fragments

Recall date

October 3, 2025

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc recalls Pizza style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and mild cheddar cheeses), individually…

Recall number

H-0219-2026

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc

Sold / distributed

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

Why it was recalled

Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Pizza style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and mild cheddar cheeses), individually packaged in a plastic bag as: 1) Econo Pizza - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 893800297, 12/case 2) Food Club Pizza Style Two Cheese Blend - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 3680012422, 12/case - Shredded, 32 oz., square-style bag, UPC 3680044487, 6/case - Shredded, 32 oz., tube-style bag, UPC 3680048197, 6/case 3) Gold Rush Creamery Pizza Blend - Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1401401030, 6/case 4) Great Value Pizza Blend - Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 538818789, 6/case 5) Laura Lynn Pizza Blend - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 8685402132, 12/case 6) Simply Go Pizza Blend Two Cheese Mix - Classic Cut Shredded, 32 oz., UPC 1015983022, 6/case