The Food and Drug Administration has developed a new strategy to improve the safety of soft Queso Fresco cheeses in response to several outbreaks traced to such cheese.
In 2021 the FDA investigated a deadly
Continue Reading Public health officials take steps to ensure the safety of soft Queso Fresco type cheeses
A multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses is under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local health
At least two people in Rhode Island have developed infections from Listeria monocytogenes, causing public health officials to warn against eating soft cheese referred to as queso fresco.
An alert posted Wednesday by the Rhode
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A Miami company has expanded its recall of cheese that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, some of which does not expire until mid-September.
In the expansion of its recall, which was initiated May 17,
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A company that lost its food facility registration almost two years ago after Mexican-style cheeses it produced and distributed were blamed for a 2014 outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes pleaded guilty on Friday to food adulteration
Continue Reading Roos Foods Takes Responsibility for 2014 Listeria Outbreak
Update (Jan. 26, 2015): Queseria Bendita has now expanded the recall to include all best-by dates for its products. This article has been updated to reflect the expansion. Original article published Jan. 17, 2015: Queseria
Continue Reading Update: Queseria Bendita Recall Now Includes All Product Best-By Dates
State health and agriculture officials in Washington state are working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on an ongoing outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked
Continue Reading 1 Death Reported in WA Listeria Outbreak Linked to Soft Cheese
Mexican-style dairy products manufactured by Oasis Brands Inc. of Miami, FL, which were recalled for Listeria contamination earlier this year, were linked to five cases of Listeriosis, including one death. The U.S. Centers for Disease
Continue Reading CDC Final Update: 5 Listeria Illnesses, Including 1 Death, Linked to Mexican-Style Cheese
Mexican-style dairy products manufactured by Oasis Brands Inc. of Miami, FL, which were recalled for Listeria contamination earlier this year, have been linked to three cases of Listeria, including one death, according to the U.S.
Continue Reading Recalled Mexican-Style Dairy Linked to Death, 3 Listeria Illnesses
Oregon public health officials have issued a warning about cheese imported from Mexico that may be contaminated with Listeria. Oregon’s Health Authority and Department of Agriculture are investigating after an infant in Clackamas County fell
Continue Reading Listeria-Tainted Queso Fresco Cheese Sickens Oregon Infant
