Price Chopper Supermarkets is recalling its Coyote Joe’s Shredded Taco Cheese because there could be shredded plastic fragments inside the packaging.

The recall is for 16 oz. cheese with the UPC 41735-12509 and an expiration date of April 21, 2012 sold chain-wide from Jan. 4 through Jan. 17, 2012.

Price Chopper is also alerting customers who bought the recalled cheese via its Smart Reply notification program, which uses purchase data and consumer phone numbers on file in connection with the company’s AdvantEdge (loyalty) card .

The cheese can be returned to a local Price Chopper for a full refund. For more information, visit the pricechopper.com website or call Price Chopper at 1-800-666-7667, option 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.