A specialty cheese manufacturer in Kenton, Delaware, has pleaded guilty to violating federal food and drugs laws during a 2014 outbreak of listeria infections from Hispanic-style cheese.
After a criminal and civil complaint was filed this week, Roos Foods Inc., has pleaded guilty to distribution of adulterated food in interstate commerce, a misdemeanor, U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III said in a statement Friday.
The company and its principals, Ana A. Roos and Virginia Mejia, also have agreed to a permanent injunction, which requires them to stop processing and distributing food products unless they bring the operations into compliance with federal laws, he said. The company’s Kenton facility has been closed since 2014.
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