Recalls / Class III
Class IIIF-1523-2023
Product
Cheese Spread Pasteurized Process packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1. bowl & Basket, A Shoprite Brand, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 41190-46935 2. Refrigerate after Opening. Distributed by: Wakeforn Food Corp, 5000 Riverside Drive, Keasbey, NJ 08832 2. Lucerne Dairy Farms, Family Size, American Style , Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 21130-04365 1. Refrigerate after Opening. Distributed By Lucerne Foods, Inc., P.O. Box 99, Pleasanton, CA 94566-00009. 3. meijer Tasty Melt, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 7 19283-54822 1. Refrigerated after Opening. , Dist. By Meijer Distribution, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI 49544 4. pics Original Cheesy Melt, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 41735-12525 5. Refrigerate after Purchase. Prodly Distributed By The Price Chopper, Inc. Schenectady, NY 12306 5. Rouses Markets Easy Melt, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 15418-01466 2. Refrigerate after Opening. Distributed By: Rouse's Enterprises, LLC. P.O. Box 5358, Thibodaux, LA 70302
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Product has the following Use by Date or earlier: 1. 8/12/2023 2. 1/14/2024 3. 11/29/2023 4. 1/10/2024 5. 1/8/2024
- Quantity
- 7,218,700 lbs. total
Why it was recalled
Refrigerated pasteurized process cheese products may not be refrigerated at customer level due to labeled refrigeration requirements varying on finished product labels.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Great Lakes Cheese, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 2200 Enterprise Ave, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603-1712
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2023-08-11
- FDA classified
- 2023-09-18
- Posted by FDA
- 2023-09-27
- Terminated
- 2025-01-10
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1523-2023. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.