Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1. Great Lakes Cheese Easy

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Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1. Great Lakes Cheese Easy Cheesy, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 36514-19245 0. Refrigerate After Purchase. Distributed by Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Hiram, OH 44234 2. HEB Easy Melt Queso Blanco, Net Wt 16 oz (1 lb) 453g. UPC 0 41220-95298 4, Refrigerate after Opening. Made with Pride and Care for H-E-B, San Antonio, Texas 78204 3. ingles Laura Lynn Cheasy, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 86854-00843 0, Refrigerate after Purchase. Distributed By Ingles Markets, Inc. Asheville, NC 28816 4. So Cheezy Original, Net Wt 32 oz (2lb)907g. UPC 0 51933-19500 4. Once Opened, Refrigerate and Use Within 5 days. Distributed By: Moran Foods, LLC, St. Ann, MO 63074 Great Lakes Cheese, Inc. · reported 2023-09-27

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Refrigerated pasteurized process cheese products may not be refrigerated at customer level due to labeled refrigeration requirements varying on finished product labels.
Classification: Class III
Recall initiated: 2023-08-11
Reported by the agency: 2023-09-27
Closed out (terminated): 2025-01-10
Recalling firm: Great Lakes Cheese, Inc.
La Crosse, WI
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
States we parsed from that text: AL AZ CA CO CT FL GA IL IN KS KY LA MD ME MI MN MO NC ND NE NM NY OH OR PA SC TN TX UT VA WA WI
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1525-2023

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