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Recall: Great Value Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese Contains Plastic

Schreiber Foods recalls Great Value, HeluvaGood, and other Colby & Monterey Jack cheese products due to hard plastic contamination.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1334-2019FoodGreat Value ›
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Recalling firmSchreiber Foods Inc400 N Washington St · Green Bay, WI 54301-5111
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Schreiber Foods Inc is recalling various brands of shredded and block Colby & Monterey Jack cheese because they may contain pieces of hard plastic. The affected products were distributed to grocery stores in multiple states between April 2019 and September 2019. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific items. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17567-recall-great-value-colby-monterey-jack-cheese-contains-plastic.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17567-recall-great-value-colby-monterey-jack-cheese-contains-plastic · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1334-2019

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“Recall: Great Value Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese Contains Plastic.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17567-recall-great-value-colby-monterey-jack-cheese-contains-plastic. Based on FDA recall #F-1334-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1334-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on April 14, 2019, that Schreiber Foods Inc voluntarily recalled Great Value and other brands of Colby & Monterey Jack cheese due to the presence of hard plastic foreign material. Consumers should check their products for the listed dates and stop eating them immediately.

How to tell if you have it

  • Great Value, Finely Shredded, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz
  • Great Value, Finely Shredded, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz
  • Great Value, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz
  • Great Value, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz
  • HeluvaGood, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz
  • Members Mark, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 32 oz
  • Clover Valley, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz
  • Best if used by dates: AUG 05 2019FV¿, AUG 06 2019FV¿, 08/09/19FV¿, AUG 16 2019FV¿, SEP 06 2019FV¿, SEP 07 2019FV¿, SEP 08 2019FV¿, SEP 12 2019FV¿, SEP 20 2019FV¿, SEP 21 2019FV¿, SEP 25 2019FV¿, SEP 26 2019FV¿

The hazard

The product is being recalled due to the presence of foreign material, specifically hard plastic. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Schreiber Foods Inc has 3 other recalls on record since 2022-03-08. Other recent recalls of similar products include So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk Recall (2025-12-15), Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers Recalled for Metal Pieces (2026-05-19), and Great Value Cottage Cheese Recall: Under-Pasteurization Risk (2026-02-21).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for cheese products labeled Great Value (8 oz or 16 oz), HeluvaGood (8 oz), Members Mark (32 oz), or Clover Valley (8 oz). Look for 'Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese' on the label and verify the 'BEST IF USED BY' date matches one of the following: AUG 05 2019FV, AUG 06 2019FV, 08/09/19FV, AUG 16 2019FV, SEP 06 2019FV, SEP 07 2019FV, SEP 08 2019FV, SEP 12 2019FV, SEP 20 2019FV, SEP 21 2019FV, SEP 25 2019FV, or SEP 26 2019FV.

  • Brand
    Great Value
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Distributed to retail grocery stores and grocery store distribution centers in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WI
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-1334-2019Shredded and blocks of Colby & Monterey Jack cheese - Labeled and Packaged: 1) Great Value, Finely Shredded, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz; packaged in plastic pouches, 12 per case; 2) Great Value, Finely Shredded, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz; packaged in plastic pouches, 10 per case; 3) Great Value, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz; wrapped in plastic, 16 per case. 4) Great Value, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz; wrapped in plastic, 12 per case; 5) HeluvaGood, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz; wrapped in plastic, 16 per case; 6) Members Mark, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 32 oz; wrapped in plastic, 20 per case; 7) Clover Valley, Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Wt 8 oz; wrapped in plastic, 12 per case;; BEST IF USED BY AUG 05 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY AUG 06 2019FV¿ BEST BY 08/09/19FV¿ BEST IF USED BY AUG 16 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 06 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 07 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 08 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 12 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 20 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 21 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 25 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 26 2019FV¿64,549 cases
F-1335-2019Great Value, Finely Shredded, Fiesta Blend Cheese, Shredded Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Queso Quesadilla and Asadero Cheeses, Net Wt 8 oz; packaged in plastic pouches, 12 per case;; BEST IF USED BY SEP 13 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 14 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 27 2019FV¿ BEST IF USED BY SEP 28 2019FV¿20,862 cases
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat any of the recalled cheese products as they may contain hard plastic fragments.

  2. Discard or return the item

    Throw away the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund, as no specific remedy is provided in this record.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 30 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: yesMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed to retail grocery stores and grocery store distribution centers in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 46 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 14, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: May 8, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 15, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: May 30, 201942019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1334-2019 (April 14, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1334-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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