FDA updates recall for cheese sold at Aldi in Pennsylvania over possible metal contamination

(WKBN) – A recall of cheese sold at Aldi supermarkets in four states has been categorized as “Class II,” meaning the recalled product has the potential to cause “temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”

The Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc., had initiated a recall of its Happy Farms by ALDI Colby Jack in February, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recall concerned the presence of a “potential foreign material” identified as stainless steel fragments.

In total, 400 cases of the shredded cheese — or nearly 5,000 individual packets — were recalled across four states: Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The recalled product was sold in 12-ounce packages. Customers can identify the affected product by the UPC number 4061463330840, the batch number 8679653, and the item number 170374. The cheese also had best-by dates of July 13 and July 14, 2025.

The recall was categorized as a Class II as of March 19. It is listed as “ongoing” as of the FDA’s latest update.

Aldi, on its Product Recalls webpage, said its supermarkets “swiftly and effectively” remove any recalled products from sale.