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
Raw milk cheese tied to listeria cases; moms-to-be at high risk
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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Global Garlic expands cheese recall because of Listeria
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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Roos Foods Takes Responsibility for 2014 Listeria Outbreak
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
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Update: Queseria Bendita Recall Now Includes All Product Best-By Dates
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
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1 Death Reported in WA Listeria Outbreak Linked to Soft Cheese
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
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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, were linked to five cases of Listeriosis, including one death. The U.S. Centers for Disease
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Recalled Mexican-Style Dairy Linked to Death, 3 Listeria Illnesses
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.
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Listeria-Tainted Queso Fresco Cheese Sickens Oregon Infant
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
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Listeria Killed 1 in 5 Infected in Recent Years
Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium often associated with foodborne illness outbreaks in cheese and fresh produce, killed approximately one in five Americans it infected between 2009 and 2011, according to a new Vital Signs report released
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Unpasteurized Mexican Cheese Sickens 25 in Minneapolis
The number of Minnesotans sickened with Salmonella poisoning after eating unpasteurized, homemade queso fresco – a Mexican-style cheese – more than doubled before the outbreak ran its course. Health officials said Monday that the number
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