Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc

Recall #H-0217-2026 · Initiated 2025-10-03

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What happened

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc is recalling several brands of Italian-blend shredded cheese because small metal fragments may be present in the product. This happened because metal got into the raw materials supplied to the company.

Who is at risk

Anyone who purchased these cheese products should be concerned, as metal fragments pose a choking and injury hazard to all consumers.

What to do

Check your refrigerator for any of the recalled cheese brands listed above and do not eat them. Return the product to your store for a refund, or throw it away if you prefer not to return it.

Product

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 - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 9282510174, 12/case 2) Cache Valley Creamery Six Cheese Italian - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7495800257, 12/case 3) Coburn Farms Italian Style - Finely Shredded, 12 oz., UPC 5193365638, 18/case 4) Great Value Italian Style - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 7874201566, 6/case - Finely Shredded, 16 oz., UPC 7874203979, 5/case 5) Know & Love Italian Style - Fine Cut, 8 oz., UPC 788030645, 12/case 6) Laura Lynn Italian Blend - Finely Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 8685405157, 12/case 7) Publix Italian Six Cheese Blend - Fancy Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 4141518065, 12/case 8) Simply Go Italian Style Six Cheese Blend - Fine Cut Shredded, 8 oz., UPC 1015983015, 12/case

Reason for recall

Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

Quantity affected

15,490 cases

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

Lot / code info

Batch/Sell By Date: 1) Brookshire's 1500562884 2/14/2026 2) Cache Valley Creamery 0008905387 2/5/2026 3) Coburn Farms 0008913690 2/15/2026 4) Great Value - Finely Shredded (8 oz.): 0008914472 2/12/2026 0008910495 2/13/2026 0008913930 2/16/2026 0008918115 2/19/2026 0008918855 2/19/2026 0008923056 2/23/2026 0008928017 2/25/2026 - Finely Shredded (16 oz.): 0008911239 2/12/2026 0008908053 2/13/2026 0008918853 2/19/2026 5) Know & Love 0008916307 2/19/2026 0008918174 2/26/2026 6) Laura Lynn 0008918087 2/19/2026 7) Publix 0008918058 2/19/2026 8) Simply Go 0008907044 2/5/2026 0008916154 2/20/2026

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Terminated

2026-04-24