USA -Listeria Outbreak Linked to Queso Fresco and Cotija Cheese

CDC

What You Should Do
  • Do not eat any recalled cheeses or dairy products.
    • Throw them away or return them to where you bought them.
  • Clean the refrigerator, containers, and surfaces that may have touched the recalled products.
    • Listeria can survive in the refrigerator and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
  • Call a healthcare provider right away if you have these symptoms after eating recalled products:
    • Pregnant people usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.
    • People who are not pregnant usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness. They may also get a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures.
What Businesses Should Do
Fast Facts
  • Illnesses: 26
  • Hospitalizations: 23
  • Deaths: 2
  • States: 11
  • Recall: Yes
  • Investigation status: Active
Round block of cheese on a wooden cutting board

Queso fresco

Recalled Food

Cheeses, crema, and yogurt made by Rizo-López Foods

  • On February 6, 2024, Rizo-López Foods recalled all cheeses and other dairy products made in their facility.
  • Products were sold nationwide under these brands and at deli counters:
    • Campesino
    • Casa Cardenas
    • Don Francisco
    • Dos Ranchitos
    • El Huache
    • Food City
    • La Ordena
    • Rio Grande
    • Rizo Bros
    • San Carlos
    • Santa Maria
    • Tio Francisco
    • 365 Whole Foods Market

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