Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc

Recall #H-0220-2026 · Initiated 2025-10-03

Plain-language summary

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What happened

Great Lakes Cheese Co is recalling four brands of shredded mozzarella and provolone cheese blends because small metal fragments may be present in the product. The metal came from a supplier's raw materials used to make the cheese.

Who is at risk

Anyone who purchased these products should be concerned, as metal fragments could cause injury if consumed.

What to do

Check your kitchen for any of the four recalled cheese products listed by brand and UPC code. If you have one of these products, do not eat it—return it to the store for a refund or throw it away.

Product

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

Reason for recall

Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)

Quantity affected

4,131 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) 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 / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

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

Terminated

2026-04-24