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FDA recalls · F-1525-2023

Great Lakes Cheese, Inc. recall

  • FoodPasteurized 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
  • ReasonRefrigerated pasteurized process cheese products may not be refrigerated at customer level due to labeled refrigeration requirements varying on finished product labels.
  • ClassClass III: the food is unlikely to cause health problems
  • StatusClosed by FDA, ended 2025-01-10
  • DatesFirm started it 2023-08-11. In FDA's enforcement report 2023-09-27.
  • Sold inAL, 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
  • Amount7,218,700 lbs. total
  • CodesUse By Date and earlier: 1. 10/31/2023 2. 1/20/2024 3. 1/1/2024 4. 1/14/2024
  • FirmGreat Lakes Cheese, Inc., La Crosse, WI · Voluntary: Firm initiated

Products we list

These products carry a barcode printed in the recall.

From FDA's enforcement report, via openFDA (CC0): raw data for this recall. FDA's own Enforcement Report search finds it by its number, F-1525-2023. Class meanings: FDA.