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Medium RiskFDA Food
Food & Beverages/Dairy & Eggs

Various Shredded Cheeses Recalled for Potential Metal Fragments

Agency Publication Date: December 1, 2025
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Summary

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc is recalling approximately 263,575 units of various shredded cheese products sold under brands like Always Save, Borden, Brookshire’s, Great Value, and others. The recall was initiated because the products may contain metal fragments from a supplier's raw material. Consumers should immediately check their cheese packaging for affected brand names and sell-by dates ranging through March 2026.

Risk

Consuming products containing metal fragments can cause serious injury, including dental damage or internal cuts and choking hazards.

What You Should Do

  1. Check your refrigerator for shredded mozzarella, Italian blends, or pizza-style cheese from brands including Great Value, Good & Gather, Happy Farms, Borden, and others listed in this recall.
  2. Verify the UPC code and the 'Batch/Sell By Date' printed on the plastic bag. Affected products have sell-by dates ranging from January 2026 to March 2026. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.
  3. Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund, throw it away, or contact Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc for further instructions.
  4. Call the FDA Consumer Complaint hotline at 1-888-723-3332 (1-888-SAFEFDA) for additional questions.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

💰Option 1: Full Refund
How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions
🗑️Option 2: Dispose of Product
How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: Always Save Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (5 lb.)by Always Save
Variants: Shredded
UPC Codes:
7003865782
Lot Numbers:
0008909996 (Exp 2/15/2026)
0008918166 (Exp 2/20/2026)
0008916368 (Exp 2/22/2026)

4/case

Product: Borden Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (8 oz.)by Borden
Variants: Shredded, Thick Cut
UPC Codes:
5300007162
5300007170
Lot Numbers:
0008907003 (Exp 2/12/2026)
0008924424 (Exp 2/20/2026)
0008910598 (Exp 3/18/2026)
0008913670 (Exp 3/19/2026)
0008916551 (Exp 3/25/2026)
0008930620 (Exp 3/27/2026)
0008915022 (Exp 2/16/2026)
0008916601 (Exp 2/17/2026)
Product: Brookshire's Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheeseby Brookshire's
Variants: Finely Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (32 oz.), Thick Cut (8 oz.)
UPC Codes:
9282510119
9282510120
9282510130
9282592197
Lot Numbers:
1500562271 (Exp 2/12/2026)
1500555310 (Exp 2/5/2026)
1500562874 (Exp 2/13/2026)
1500562589 (Exp 2/12/2026)
1500569744 (Exp 2/19/2026)
1500562869 (Exp 2/13/2026)
Product: Cache Valley Creamery Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (8 oz.)by Cache Valley Creamery
Variants: Shredded
UPC Codes:
7495802553
Lot Numbers:
0008913583 (Exp 2/12/2026)
0008912796 (Exp 2/12/2026)
Product: Chestnut Hill/Valley Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (8 oz.)by Chestnut Hill
Variants: Fancy Shredded
UPC Codes:
3225116742
Lot Numbers:
0008920769 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008919682 (Exp 2/23/2026)
0008919982 (Exp 2/24/2026)
Product: Coburn Farms Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheeseby Coburn Farms
Variants: Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (12 oz.), Shredded (32 oz.)
UPC Codes:
5193331657
5193321820
5193334257
Lot Numbers:
0008913683 (Exp 2/15/2026)
0008918150 (Exp 2/22/2026)
0008913664 (Exp 2/15/2026)
0008912318 (Exp 2/16/2026)
Product: Econo Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (8 oz.)by Econo
Variants: Shredded
UPC Codes:
893800294
Lot Numbers:
0008903664 (Exp 3/16/2026)
Product: Food Club Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheeseby Food Club
Variants: Finely Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (16 oz.), Shredded (32 oz.)
UPC Codes:
3680045573
3680005117
3680005144
3680012914
3680038305
Lot Numbers:
0008909946 (Exp 2/20/2026)
0008917638 (Exp 2/21/2026)
0008917646 (Exp 2/19/2026)
1500555283 (Exp 2/5/2026)
1500562601 (Exp 2/13/2026)
0008920642 (Exp 2/21/2026)
0008912826 (Exp 2/12/2026)
0008911959 (Exp 2/19/2026)
Product: Food Lion Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (8 oz.)by Food Lion
Variants: Shredded
UPC Codes:
3582609008
Lot Numbers:
0008918217 (Exp 2/20/2026)
Product: Gold Rush Creamery Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheeseby Gold Rush Creamery
Variants: Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (32 oz.)
UPC Codes:
1401401014
1401401030
Lot Numbers:
0008912230 (Exp 1/13/2026)
0008916203 (Exp 1/20/2026)
Product: Good & Gather Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheeseby Good & Gather
Variants: Fine Cut (8 oz.), Classic (8 oz.), Classic (32 oz.)
UPC Codes:
8523903860
8523903849
8523903852
Lot Numbers:
0008909919 (Exp 3/15/2026)
0008920196 (Exp 3/22/2026)
0008917545 (Exp 3/22/2026)
0008904392 (Exp 3/7/2026)
0008899872 (Exp 3/14/2026)
0008907380 (Exp 3/16/2026)
0008917539 (Exp 3/21/2026)
0008911920 (Exp 2/12/2026)
0008923005 (Exp 2/22/2026)
Product: Great Lakes Cheese Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese (5 lb.)by Great Lakes Cheese
Variants: Shredded
UPC Codes:
3651415034
Lot Numbers:
1500555917 (Exp 1/6/2026)
0008903739 (Exp 1/7/2026)
1500562505 (Exp 1/13/2026)
0008909003 (Exp 1/15/2026)
0008908886 (Exp 1/16/2026)
1500568799 (Exp 1/20/2026)
0008922769 (Exp 1/20/2026)
0008919726 (Exp 1/23/2026)
Product: Great Value Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheeseby Great Value
Variants: Finely Shredded (8 oz.), Finely Shredded (16 oz.), Shredded (8 oz.), Shredded (16 oz.), Shredded (32 oz.), Shredded (5 lb.)
UPC Codes:
7874237425
7874204492
7874235317
7874235321
7874237475
7874204980
Lot Numbers:
0008911228 (Exp 2/12/2026)
0008912298 (Exp 2/15/2026)
1500565874 (Exp 2/15/2026)
0008918186 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008918845 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008921742 (Exp 2/23/2026)
0008922882 (Exp 2/25/2026)
0008908012 (Exp 2/13/2026)
1500562848 (Exp 2/14/2026)
0008915666 (Exp 2/20/2026)
0008922990 (Exp 2/26/2026)
0008912290 (Exp 2/15/2026)
0008916515 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008915586 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008919953 (Exp 2/23/2026)
0008927851 (Exp 2/25/2026)
0008911240 (Exp 2/12/2026)
1500562715 (Exp 2/14/2026)
0008918840 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008915665 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008923008 (Exp 2/26/2026)
1500555265 (Exp 2/5/2026)
0008899863 (Exp 2/5/2026)
0008909522 (Exp 2/12/2026)
1500562220 (Exp 2/12/2026)
1500568802 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008923608 (Exp 2/19/2026)
0008915465 (Exp 2/22/2026)
1500562009 (Exp 2/9/2026)
1500562506 (Exp 2/12/2026)
0008908005 (Exp 2/13/2026)
0008909521 (Exp 2/14/2026)
0008919915 (Exp 2/15/2026)
0008915093 (Exp 2/20/2026)
Product: Happy Farms by Aldi Italian Style shredded cheese blend (12 oz.)by Happy Farms by Aldi
Variants: Finely Shredded
UPC Codes:
4061463330949
Lot Numbers:
0008922982 (Exp 2/22/2026)
0008926344 (Exp 2/23/2026)

Recall #: H-0216-2026; Combo case also containing 6 bags of Taco Style product

Product: Food Club Finely Shredded Pizza Style Four Cheese Blend (8 oz.)by Food Club
Variants: Finely Shredded
UPC Codes:
3680017231
Lot Numbers:
0008917666 (Exp 3/21/2026)
Product: Good & Gather Mozzarella & Provolone shredded cheese blend (8 oz.)by Good & Gather
Variants: Classic
UPC Codes:
8523903871
Lot Numbers:
0008904402 (Exp 3/14/2026)
Product: Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend (8 oz.)by Good & Gather
Variants: Fine Cut
UPC Codes:
8523903856
Lot Numbers:
0008909918 (Exp 3/15/2026)
0008915148 (Exp 3/21/2026)
0008917542 (Exp 3/22/2026)

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 97827
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
Sold By: Aldi; Walmart; Target; Publix; Food Lion; Schnuck's; Sprout's Farmers Market; Stater Bros. Markets; H-E-B; Brookshire's
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 7 products (235,789 cases; 1,900 cases; 15,490 cases; 117 cases; 4,298 cases; 4,131 cases; 1,850 cases)
Distributed To: 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico

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