Reported Sep 27, 2023 · Terminated

Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, packaged under the following brands and sizes

Great Lakes Cheese, Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Great Lakes Cheese, Inc. · 2200 Enterprise Ave · La Crosse, WI · 54603-1712

Is this the product you have?

Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, packaged under the following brands and sizes

21 of 21 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Clancy's CheeseMelt, 1/2 Less Fat Than Cheddar Cheese, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. Refrigerate after Opening. Dist, & Sold exclusively by: Aldi, Batavia, IL 60510
2Dutch Farms Cheese Melt Original, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 91945-66666
3Refrigerate after Opeining. Distributed by Dutch Farms, Chicago, IL 60628.
4Essential Everyday Melting Cheez, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 41303-00900
5After Opening, Refrigerate up to 8 weeks. Do not Freeze. Distributed by UNFI, Providence, RI 02908
6food club Cheezy does it, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 36800-47137
7Refrigerate after Purchase. Distributed by Topco Associates, LLC, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007.
8Food Lion Cheesy Melt, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 35826-00937
9Refrigerate after Opening. Distributed by Food Lion, LLC, Salisbury, NC 28147.
10John
11Martin & Sons, Lancaster County, PA, Easy Cheese Spread, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 46158-83104
12Refrigerate after Purchase. Distributed By: John F Martin & Sons LLC, Stevens, PA 17578
13Our Family Smooth & Creamy American Process Cheese, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 70253-50209
14Refrigerated after Opening. Distributed By Pique Brands, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 49518
15Schnucks Cheesy Melt, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 41318-58000
16Keep Refrigerated after Opening. Distributed By Schnuck Markets, Inc., St. Louis, MO 63146-6928
17Tops Cheezy Does, Melts Easily, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. Refrigerate after Purchase. Distributed By Tops Markets, LLC, 124 Taylor Drive, Depew, NY 14043
18Troyer Simply Meltz Easy, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 49646-93489
19Refrigerate after Purchase. Manufactured for: Troyer Cheese, Inc., Millersburg, OH 44654.
20Walnut Creek Foods Meltz Cheesy, Net Wt 32 oz (2 lbs) 907g. UPC 0 25555-99701
Lot codes and dates
  • Use by Date and earlier1. 2/13/2024 2. 4/22/2024 3. 3/8/2024 4. 1/30/2024 5. 2/15/2024 6. 1/14/2024 7. 1/2/2024 8. 1/21/2024 9. 1/21/2024 10. 1/2/2024 11. 1/15/2024
Amount recalled
7,218,700 lbs. total

This recall covers 11 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 10 are below.

Where it was sold

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.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jan 10, 2025 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:21 PM UTC

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