(WLUK/AP) — Residents in the Dairy State should check the cheese in their refrigerators.
Two separate recalls have been issued for cheese products sold in Wisconsin.
There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA said that the various shredded cheeses were recalled by Great Lakes Cheese Co. The cheese products are sold under private store-brand labels at several retailers, including Target, Walmart and Aldi.
The recall includes various cheeses such as mozzarella, Italian style, pizza style, mozzarella and provolone and mozzarella and parmesan.
The recall has a Class II classification, because the product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote,” according to the FDA’s website.
An FDA says ingesting metal fragments may cause injuries such as dental damage, laceration of the mouth or throat, or laceration or perforation of the intestine.
Additionally, multiple Pecorino Romano products manufactured by the Ambriola Company and sold by five different brands were recalled because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
“Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women,” the FDA wrote.
Comment with Bubbles
BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT
The affected brands were Ambriola, Locatelli, Member’s Mark, Pinna and Boar’s Head.
