Twelve people in Minnesota have fallen ill with Salmonella poisoning after eating unpasteurized, homemade queso fresco, a Mexican-style cheese, according to a joint statement released by the state departments of health and agriculture, and the
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Updated Info on Listeria-Contaminated Queso Fresco in New York City
New Yorkers have been warned to avoid “Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese” products made by Mexicali Cheese Corp. in Woodhaven, New York due to a possible Listeria contamination. The product is packaged in a “rigid”
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Pregnant Woman’s Listeria Case Prompts Cheese Recall in NJ
A woman 38 weeks pregnant was diagnosed with Listeria monocytogenes infection, and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is now warning the public not to eat any cheese products produced by El
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'Mr. Cheese' Fined $500 for Homemade, Tainted Queso Fresco
Utah regulators have cited and fined Fidel Gomez – who they initially dubbed “Mr. Cheese” — for an illegal home cheese-making enterprise linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport.
According to a Utah Department of
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Utah Tracks Raw Milk Salmonella to 'Mr. Cheese'
Public health authorities estimate 2,000 people in Utah may have been infected with Salmonella over the past two years by eating soft cheese made from raw milk by an unauthorized food producer, the Salt Lake
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Warning in New York for Staph in Fresh Cheese
Long Island consumers have been warned not to eat a certain Queso Fresco “Fresh Cheese” because it may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.
Quesos CentroAmericano Corp. of Freeport, NY, (formerly of Ronkonkoma, NY) recalled the fresh
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Listeria Found Inside New Jersey Cheese Plant
Queseria Chipilo’s recall last August of Oaxaca String, Queso Fresco, and Queso Fresco Hoja De Plátano cheeses due to Listeria contamination was only the tip of the pathogen iceberg.
The Passaic, NJ-based company opted to temporarily close,
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Listeria Found Inside Brooklyn Cheese Facility
Last summer Brooklyn’s Azteca Linda Corp. was busy recalling cheese for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Now a new Jan. 7 warning letter from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Azteca Linda Corp. tells the
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Queso Fresco: Cheese with a Reputation
Are you looking for a tasty little cheese with an image problem?
It’s delicious in enchiladas, it complements black beans beautifully, and it’s a wonderful addition to salads. Unfortunately for queso fresco–that quintessential Mexican fresh
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Queso Fresco Recalled by WA Cheese Maker
Washington State’s Del Bueno recalled packages of all sizes of its Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese late Tuesday.
Del Bueno, based in Grandview, is the third Evergreen State cheese maker to recall product for Listeria contamination