Shredded cheese sold at Target, other stores recalled for potential metal fragments
KENTUCKY – Multiple types of shredded cheese are being recalled due to containing potential metal fragments, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The FDA says the voluntary recall falls under a Class II classification, meaning use or exposure to the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences or where the possibility of serious adverse health consequences is considered remote.
According to health officials, the recall includes but is not limited to the following products:
- Good & Gather mozzarella and parmesan shredded cheese blend, fine cut, 8 ounces.
- Good & Gather mozzarella and provolone, classic, 8 ounces.
- Always Save low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese
- Borden low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese
- Brookshire’s finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella shredded cheese
- Brookshire’s Italian Six-Cheese finely shredded Italian-style shredded cheese blend, 8 ounces
- A full list of products can be viewed here.
The products were distributed to the following locations, according to the FDA:
- 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
- Puerto Rico
To learn more about this recall, click here.
