Recalls / Class II
Class IIH-0216-2026
Product
Happy Farms by Aldi Italian Style shredded cheese blend (containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, not-smoked provolone, romano, asiago & parmesan finely shredded cheeses), 12 oz., individually packaged in a plastic bag, UPC 4061463330949, 6/combo case also containing 6 bags of Taco Style product
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Batch/Sell By Date: 0008922982 2/22/2026 0008926344 2/23/2026
- Quantity
- 1,900 cases
Why it was recalled
Potential metal fragments from supplier raw material (downstream recall)
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 17825 Great Lakes Pkwy, Hiram, Ohio 44234-9677
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and Puerto Rico
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2025-10-03
- FDA classified
- 2025-12-01
- Posted by FDA
- 2025-12-10
- Status
- Completed
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record H-0216-2026. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.