Price Chopper Issues Voluntary Cheese Recall

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Price Chopper and Market 32 supermarkets are issuing a "voluntary manufacturer recall" on cheese and related products, the company announced Monday.

The recall is on Great Lakes Cheese — white and yellow american cheese, fresh sliced to order, pre-sliced "grab ‘n go" and "cheese ends." It was sold in the deli department under the Market 32 label and was bearing any of the following UPC Item Codes:

• 27667500000
• 2258910000
• 2258900000
• 22590400000
• 22591400000
• 27667400000
• 22597500000
• 22597600000

The cheese is being recalled by the manufacturer due to the possible presence of, "small metal foreign matter" on the surface.

Additionally, the following items prepared in the deli department, that may have utilized the product, are being recalled:

• All Day Breakfast Sandwich 37914
• Cheeseburger (plain) 27613
• Bacon American Burger 27599
• Breakfast Egg and Cheese Sandwich 37913
• Ben & Bill’s Egg Cheese Sandwich 30202
• Handheld American Club 47370
• Ben & Bill’s Grilled Cheeseburger 30714
• Ben & Bill’s Western Egg Sandwich 30200
• Breakfast Combo No. 1 Loaded 37889
• Breakfast Combo No. 2 Loaded 37890
• Breakfast Combo No. 3 Loaded 37891
• Ben & Bill’s Western Omelet 30204
• Regular White Vegetable Sub 22597500000

Price Chopper/Market 32 has removed all affected products from its stores and are advising customers to return the product to their local stores for a full refund, according to the announcement.

For more information, customers can visit www.greatlakescheese.com or call 440-834-2500.

According to the announcement, many of the customers who purchased these items have already been contacted through Price Chopper/Market 32’s SoundBite notification program, which uses purchase data and consumer phone numbers on file in connection with the company’s AdvantEdge (loyalty) card to alert those households that may have purchased the product in question.

Connecticut Price Chopper locations include:

• Southington
• Windsor
• Mansfield
• Newington
• Middletown
• Bristol
• Putnam
• Torrington