Time to check the refrigerator – and possibly clean it, too.
Rizo-López Foods of Modesto, Calif., is recalling about 4 dozen dairy products including Queso Fresco and Cotija Cheese for possible contamination with listeria. The recalled products – including cheese, crema, yogurt, and sour cream – were distributed nationwide and sold under brand names including 365 Whole Foods Market, Don Francisco and Tio Francisco, the company said in a press release.
Some products were also sold at retail deli counters including, but not limited to, El Super, Cardenas Market, Northgate Gonzalez, Superior Groceries, El Rancho, Vallarta, Food City, La Michoacana, and Numero Uno Markets, the company said.
The FDA and CDC began investigating after the Hawaii State Department of Health in January 2024 reported it had found a sample of Rizo Bros Aged Cotija that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Officials say this amounts to a multi-year multistate investigation because of previously investigated listeria outbreaks connected to Rizo-López Foods in 2021 and 2017, with cases dating back to 2014.
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The CDC and FDA reopened the investigation in January 2024 after the cheese sample showed that it is the same strain of listeria that caused illnesses in the earlier outbreaks. The CDC reported Tuesday the outbreak has resulted in 26 illnesses with 2 deaths and 23 hospitalizations in 11 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington).
The illnesses date back to 2014, the CDC said, with the most recent case from December 2023.
Rizo-López Foods has temporarily ceased production and distribution of these products while the investigation continues, the FDA said.
Other products recently recalled for listeria risks include BrightFarms spinach and salad kits and Blue Ridge Beef pet foods.
The called products include all "Sell By” dates of cheese, yogurt, and sour cream (crema) sold under these brand names, the FDA said:
The FDA has complete product descriptions and UPC (universal product codes) on its website.
The CDC and FDA have advice for consumers:
Each year, about 1,600 people get sick and 260 die from listeriosis, according to the CDC. While most people can be infected with listeria but no become seriously ill, among those most susceptible to get ill are pregnant women and their newborns, adults ages 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems, the agency says.
Symptoms may start the same day you eat contaminated food, but more typically start within two weeks after eating it and may start 10 weeks later, the FDA says.
Symptoms may include:
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