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Check Your Fridges: Two Separate Cheese Recalls Are In Effect
One alone affects 1.5 million bags of shredded cheese.December 05, 2025
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Uh-oh, cheese lovers. Two separate cheese recalls — each initiated for a different reason and collectively covering dozens of brands of shredded and grated cheeses sold at major retailers across multiple states across the U.S.— are currently in effect.
The recalled cheeses have sell-by dates stretching well into 2026.
With holiday food prep in full swing, here’s what you need to know before you start pulling together those lasagnas, casseroles, quiches and more:
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Recall No. 1: Shredded Cheese
Brace yourself — this is a big one: Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc., of Hiram, Ohio, which manufactures and packages natural and processed bulk, shredded and sliced cheeses, has initiated a voluntary recall for hundreds of thousands of cases of cheese — an estimated 1.5 million bags — because they may contain “metal fragments from supplier raw material.”
On December 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reclassified the recall, which was launched in October, as Class II. A Class II recall is one in which “use of or exposure to” a product may “cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences” and “the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
Great Lakes Cheese Co. has recalled the following products:
- 235,789 cases of low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese, sold in variety of cuts (fine, thick, “classic,” “rustic,” etc.) and package sizes, under 26 different brand names, including Always Save, Borden, Brookshire’s, Cache Valley Creamery, Chestnut Hill, Coburn Farms, Econo, Food Club, Food Lion, Gold Rush Creamery, Good & Gather, Great Lakes Cheese, Great Value, Happy Farms by Aldi, H-E-B, Hill Country Fare, Know & Love, Laura Lynn, Lucerne Dairy Farms, Nu Farm, Publix, Schnuck’s, Simply Go, Sprouts Farmers Market, Stater Bros. Markets and Sunnyside Farms.
- 1,900 cases of Happy Farms by Aldi Italian Style shredded cheese blend, containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, not-smoked provolone, romano, asiago and parmesan, sold in a 12-ounce plastic bag, as well as a six-bag “combo case” of “Taco Style” cheeses.
- 15,490 cases of Italian Style shredded cheese blend, containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, romano, fontina and asiago cheese, sold in various package sizes under eight different brand names: Brookshire’s, Cache Valley Creamery, Coburn Farms, Great Value, Know & Love, Laura Lynn, Publix and Simply Go.
- 117 cases of Food Club Finely Shredded Pizza Style Four Cheese Blend, containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, not-smoked provolone, parmesan and romano cheeses, packaged in 8-ounce plastic bags.
- 4,298 cases of Pizza Style shredded cheese blend, containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and mild cheddar cheeses, sold in a variety of sizes and bag styles under the following six brand and product names: Econo Pizza, Food Club Pizza Style Two Cheese Blend, Gold Rush Creamery Pizza Blend, Great Value Pizza Blend, Laura Lynn Pizza Blend, Simply Go Pizza Blend Two Cheese Mix.
- 4,131 cases of Mozzarella and provolone shredded cheese blend, containing low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and not-smoked provolone cheeses, sold in plastic bags in various sizes under four different product and brand names: Freedom’s Choice Pizza Blend, Good & Gather Mozzarella & Provolone, Great Lakes Cheese Mozzarella & Provolone and Great Value Provolone & Mozzarella Blend.
- 1,850 cases of Good & Gather Mozzarella & Parmesan shredded cheese blend, fine cut, sold in 8-ounce plastic bags.
Where were the recalled shredded cheese products sold?
The products were distributed 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.
For a complete list of products affected by the Great Lakes Cheese Co. recall— with UPCs and sell-by dates — please check out the detailed FDA table here.
Recall No. 2: Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
On November 25, the Ambriola Company, an importer of Italian cheese, announced that it was recalling “select cheese products” due to potential health risks posed by Listeria monocytogenes, which was detected in routine testing. The affected products were distributed to retail stores and distribution centers nationwide between November 3 and November 20, 2025.
The company has also recalled additional products processed at the same New Jersey facility as those that tested positive for Listeria “out of an abundance of caution,” it says in a press release.
The Ambriola Company has recalled the following products:
- Locatelli Pecorino Romano Grated, sold at retail in a 4-ounce cup, with the following expiration dates: 05/03/26, 05/10/26, 05/17/26.
- Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano, sold at retail in an 8-ounce cup, with the following expiration dates: 04/06/26, 04/11/26, 04/12/26, 04/15/26, 04/17/26, 05/05/26, 05/06/26, 05/07/26, 05/10/26, 05/12/26, 05/14/26, 05/17/26.
- Boar’s Head Grated Pecorino Romano, sold at retail in a 6-ounce cup, with the following expiration dates: 03/04/26, 03/12/2026.
- Member’s Mark, sold at retail in a 1.5-pound bag, with the following expiration dates: 03/25/26, 03/30/26, 04/05/26.
- Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano, sold in bulk at varying weights, with the following expiration dates: 03/04/26, 03/06/26, 03/11/26, 03/13/26.
- Ambriola Grated Pecorino Romano, sold in bulk at varying weights, with the following expiration dates: 02/28/26, 03/04/26, 03/11/26.
- Pinna Grated Pecorino Romano, sold in bulk at varying weights, with the following expiration dates: 03/11/26.
- Boar’s Head Pecorino Romano Grated bag, sold in bulk at varying weights, with the following expiration dates: 03/03/26, 03/12/26.
“No other Ambriola, Locatelli, Member’s Mark, Pinna, or Boar’s Head products are included in the recall,” the company says.
What’s the reason for the grated cheese recall?
Symptoms of listeria infection in healthy people may be short term; they include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. But in young children, old people and those with weakened immune systems, listeria infection may prove serious or even fatal. It is also particularly dangerous for pregnant women, sometimes leading to miscarriage or stillbirths.
Fortunately, no illnesses related to the recalled cheese products have been reported thus far.
Ambriola has suspended production and distribution of the recalled products while it investigates the cause of the recall, tests products and facilities, and reviews sanitation and food safety procedures.
What should you do if you have one of the recalled grated-cheese products?
You are urged not to consume the recalled cheese products and, instead, to either dispose of them or return them to wherever you purchased them for a full refund.
Anyone who develops listeria-infection symptoms after consuming any of the recalled products should contact their healthcare provider.
If you have questions or want more information about the grated-cheese recall, you can reach Ambriola at 1-800-962-8224, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
