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Homemade Queso Fresco Sickens 12 in Minnesota with Salmonella

By News Desk on April 24, 2013

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

By News Desk on July 3, 2012

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

By Mary Rothschild on March 15, 2012

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

By News Desk on December 3, 2011

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'

By News Desk on November 4, 2011

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

By News Desk on June 17, 2011

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

By Dan Flynn on April 7, 2011

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

By Dan Flynn on January 19, 2011

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

By Eric Burkett on May 17, 2010

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

By Dan Flynn on April 8, 2010

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

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