India, March 23 -- Aldi stores in four states are recalling large pouches of shredded cheese after reports of possible metal contamination.

A food item is recalled when it may cause harm to consumers if eaten. Foreign objects shot into the food (s) are not a common reason for recalls, while (most) recalls have to deal with contamination of bacterium or virus or undeclared allergens, as mentioned by Newsweek.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) recalled 400 cases of 340g Happy Farms' Colby Jack cheese in (Aldi) stores across Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The recalled product is marked best before on July 13 and 14, 2025, and has a Universal Product Code (UPC) of 4061463330840. According to the FDA, Great Lakes C...