The Food and Drug Administration has issued a mass recall of more than 1 million bags of shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Aldi, Publix, Target and Walmart, across 31 states and Puerto Rico.

The shredded cheese manufacturer, Great Lakes Cheese Co. of Hiram, Ohio, initiated the voluntary recall, saying the products may be contaminated with metal fragments, which may cause internal injuries if consumed.

The FDA rated the recall as a Class II, which means the product could “cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”

Which shredded cheese brands are being recalled?

Nearly 236,000 cases of low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese make up the biggest portion of the recall. A complete list of the products, sizes, UPCs and best-by dates can be found on the FDA website.

Shredded mozzarella cheese brands

• Always Save shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Borden

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Thick-cut shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Brookshire’s

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Thick-cut low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Cache Valley Creamery shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Chestnut Hill fancy shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Coburn Farms shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Econo shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Food Club

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Food Lion shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Gold Rush Creamery shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Good & Gather

  • Fine cut low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Classic low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Great Lakes Cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Happy Farms by Aldi shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• H-E-B

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Thick low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Hill Country Fare shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Know & Love

  • Fine-cut low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Classic-cut low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Thick-cut low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Laura Lynn

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Thick-cut shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Lucerne Dairy Farms

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Rustic-cut cow-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Nu Farm fancy shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Publix shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Schuck’s shredded sow-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Simply Go

  • Classic-cut shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Rustic-cut shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Sprouts Farmers Market

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Stater Bros. Markets

  • Finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • Shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

• Sunnyside Farms shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese

Italian-style shredded cheese brands

• Brookshire’s Italian 6-cheese finely shredded

• Cache Valley Creamery 6-cheese Italian finely shredded

• Coburn Farms Italian-style finely shredded

• Great Value Italian-style finely shredded

• Happy Farms by Aldi Italian-style shredded cheese

• Know & Love Italian-style fine cut

• Laura Lynn Italian blend finely shredded

• Publix Italian 6-cheese blend fancy shredded

• Simply Go Italian-style 6-cheese blend fine cut shredded

Pizza-style shredded cheese brands

• Econo Pizza shredded

• Food Club

  • Finely shredded pizza-style 4-cheese blend

  • Pizza style 2-cheese blend finely shredded

  • Pizza style 2-cheese blend shredded

• Freedom’s Choice pizza blend fine-cut

• Gold Rush Creamery pizza blend shredded

• Great Value pizza blend shredded

• Laura Lynn pizza blend finely shredded

• Simply Go pizza blend 2-cheese mix classic cut shredded

Blended shredded cheese brands

• Good & Gather

  • Mozzarella and provolone classic

  • Mozzarella and parmesan shredded cheese blend 

• Great Lakes Cheese mozzarella and provolone shredded

• Great Value provolone and mozzarella blend shredded

Where were the recalled products sold?

The recalled shredded cheese products have sell-by dates ranging from January to March 2026, according to the FDA.

They were sold at major retailers including Aldi, Publix, Target and Walmart in 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 and Puerto Rico.

What to do if you bought any of the affected shredded cheese

The FDA urges customers not to consume any of the affected products and to throw them away, including those in the freezer. Customers can also return the affected shredded cheese to where they purchased it for a refund.