Recalls / Class III
Class IIIF-1525-2023
Product
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1. Great Lakes Cheese Easy Cheesy, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 36514-19245 0. Refrigerate After Purchase. Distributed by Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Hiram, OH 44234 2. HEB Easy Melt Queso Blanco, Net Wt 16 oz (1 lb) 453g. UPC 0 41220-95298 4, Refrigerate after Opening. Made with Pride and Care for H-E-B, San Antonio, Texas 78204 3. ingles Laura Lynn Cheasy, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 86854-00843 0, Refrigerate after Purchase. Distributed By Ingles Markets, Inc. Asheville, NC 28816 4. So Cheezy Original, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 51933-19500 4. Once Opened, Refrigerate and Use Within 5 days. Distributed By: Moran Foods, LLC, St. Ann, MO 63074
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Use By Date and earlier: 1. 10/31/2023 2. 1/20/2024 3. 1/1/2024 4. 1/14/2024
- 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-1525-2023. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.