Food recall

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc recall: Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc, of Hiram, OH, recalled Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white and 5 other products. The FDA's reason: “5 lb. loaves of cheese may contain metal foreign material.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 11, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 4, 2019. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed September 25, 2020

The recall

Company
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc (Hiram, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“5 lb. loaves of cheese may contain metal foreign material.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to 12 states: MA, PA, MD, NY, VT, ME, NC, GA, FL, KY, NJ, and IL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84046

The 6 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0183-2020 Class III

    Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white, 6 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) Foodtown; 2) Hannaford; 3) Wegmans

    Codes: Expiration date: 1) 06/19/2020; 2) 06/19/2020, 06/26/2020; 3) 06/26/2020

    Quantity: 1516 cases

  • F-0184-2020 Class III

    Pasteurized Process American Cheese, yellow, 6 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) Wegmans; 2) Market Basket; 3) Cabot; 4) Field; 5) Foodtown; 6) Hannaford

    Codes: Expiration Date: 1) 06/23/2020; 2) 06/16/2020; 3) 6/15/2020; 4) 6/22/2020; 5) 6/14/2020, 6/22/2020; 6) 6/14/2020; 6/22/2020

    Quantity: 1273 cases

  • F-0185-2020 Class III

    Pasteurized Process American Cheese, yellow, 6 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) Delicatessan Quality; 2) John F. Martin & Sons; 3) Best Yet; 4) Market 32; 5) Black Bear; 6) ShopRite

    Codes: Expiration Date: 1) 6/16/2020; 2) 06/14/2020; 3) 6/14/2020; 6/22/2020; 4) 06/14/2020, 06/22/2020; 5) 06/16/2020, 06/14/2020; 6) 06/16/2020, 06/14/2020

    Quantity: 4700 cases

  • F-0186-2020 Class III

    Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white, 6 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) Delicatessan Quality; 2) Primo Taglio Classics; 3) Best Yet; 4) Market 32; 5) Black Bear; 6) ShopRite

    Codes: Expiration Date: 1) 06/19/2020, 06/27/2020; 2) 06/20/2020, 06/26/2020; 3) 06/19/2020, 06/26/2020; 4) 06/20/2020, 06/26/2020; 5) 06/19/2020, 06/14/2020; 6) 06/19/2020, 06/14/2020

    Quantity: 5977 cases

  • F-0187-2020 Class III

    Pasteurized Process American Cheese, white, 2 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) ingles; 2) Publix Deli; 3) Primo Taglio Classics; 4) Tropical

    Codes: Expiration Date: 1) 06/14/2020; 2) 06/14/2020, 06/20/2020; 3) 06/14/2020; 4) 06/14/2020

    Quantity: 2487 cases

  • F-0188-2020 Class III

    Prima Della Delicatessen Pasteurized Process Sharp American Cheese, white, 2 - 5lb loaves per case.

    Codes: Expiration Date: 06/14/2020, 06/28/2020

    Quantity: 904 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of December 4, 2019.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.