Pasteurized Process American Cheese, yellow, 6 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1)…
Recalling firm: Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
5 lb. loaves of cheese may contain metal foreign material.
Historical recall record. This is not a new recall announcement. “Terminated” describes the FDA recall process; it does not certify that an individual package is safe. FDA termination date: Sep 25, 2020.
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Expiration Date: 1) 6/16/2020; 2) 06/14/2020; 3) 6/14/2020; 6/22/2020; 4) 06/14/2020, 06/22/2020; 5) 06/16/2020, 06/14/2020; 6) 06/16/2020, 06/14/2020
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Original product description
Pasteurized Process American Cheese, yellow, 6 - 5lb loaves per case. Brands as follows: 1) Delicatessan Quality; 2) John F. Martin & Sons; 3) Best Yet; 4) Market 32; 5) Black Bear; 6) ShopRite
Original FDA recall reason
5 lb. loaves of cheese may contain metal foreign material.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0185-2020
- Event ID
- 84046
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Oct 11, 2019
- Reported
- Dec 4, 2019
- Classified
- Nov 25, 2019
- Terminated
- Sep 25, 2020
- Quantity
- 4700 cases
- Location
- Hiram, OH, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Telephone
Where it was distributed
Distributed to 12 states: MA, PA, MD, NY, VT, ME, NC, GA, FL, KY, NJ, and IL
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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