Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc: food recall H-0221-2026
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc of Hiram, OH recalled Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend, Fine Cut, 8 oz., individually packaged in a plastic bag,… Reason: Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall). The FDA listed it as Class II in its Enforcement Report dated Dec 10, 2025; 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.
Record status as published: Terminated (terminated Apr 24, 2026). openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Recall details
- Product
- Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend, Fine Cut, 8 oz., individually packaged in a plastic bag, UPC 8523903856, 12/case
- Product quantity
- 1,850 cases
- Reason for recall
- Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
- Codes, lots and dates on the package
- Batch/Sell By Date: 0008909918 3/15/2026 0008915148 3/21/2026 0008917542 3/22/2026
- 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
- Recalling firm
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc, Hiram, OH
- Classification
- Class II — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which using or being exposed to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm first notified customers
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
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Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Recall initiated by the firm | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Classified by the FDA | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Published in the Enforcement Report | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Terminated | Apr 24, 2026 |
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products under one recall event (event 97827).
- H-0220-2026 — 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…
- H-0219-2026 — 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…
- H-0218-2026 — Food Club Finely Shredded Pizza Style Four Cheese Blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, not-smoked provolone, parmesan & romano cheeses), 8 oz., packaged individually in a plastic bag, UPC 3680017231,…
- H-0217-2026 — Italian style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, romano, fontina and asiago cheese), individually packaged in a plastic bag, as: 1) Brookshire's Italian 6-Cheese -…
- H-0216-2026 — Happy Farms by Aldi Italian Style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, not-smoked provolone, romano, asiago & parmesan finely shredded cheeses), 12 oz., individually packaged in a…
- H-0215-2026 — 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…
Other recalls by Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- F-0641-2025 · Mar 26, 2025 · Class II — Potential foreign material (stainless steel fragments)
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Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA food enforcement reports, recall number H-0221-2026 (openFDA record). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).
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