Food recall

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc recall: Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack (a blend of Colby & Monterey Jack finely shredded cheeses)

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc, of Hiram, OH, recalled Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack (a blend of Colby & Monterey Jack finely shredded cheeses). The FDA's reason: “Potential foreign material (stainless steel fragments).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 15, 2025, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 26, 2025. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed January 9, 2026

The recall

Company
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc (Hiram, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential foreign material (stainless steel fragments)”
Where it was sold
Distributors in four (4) states: CT, MI, OH, and PA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
96341

The product recalled

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

  • F-0641-2025 Class II

    Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack (a blend of Colby & Monterey Jack finely shredded cheeses), Net Wt. 12 OZ (340g), packaged in flexible plastic stand-up pouches, 12 pouches per case, UPC 4061463330840, with Best By dates of July 13, 2025 and July 14, 2025. Dist. & sold exclusively by ALDI, Batavia, IL 60510.

    Codes: Batch number: 8679653; Item number: 170374; UPC: 4061463330840; Lot numbers: 1.) Best by JUL 13 25 H 2.) Best by JUL 14 25 H

    Quantity: 400 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 March 26, 2025.

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.