listeria outbreak

In an expansion of an existing notice, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat any El Abuelito Cheese Company soft cheese products after the items were tied to a multistate Listeria outbreak. The FDA recall now includes all fresh cheese products with expiration dates through March 28, 2021. The items were distributed under the El…

The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) is recalling El Abuelito Queso Fresco, which is sold in Connecticut, after confirming that it carries Listeria monocytogenes. The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is warning consumers, restaurants and retailers not to eat, serve or sell the cheese due to lab findings that confirm the product is the source of a...

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning the public not to eat, serve or sell El Abuelito Queso Fresco cheese after laboratory testing found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample collected from a Connecticut store last week. The product that tested positive came from El Abuelito, a manufacturer based in Paterson, New Jersey. It was sold as a 10-oz plastic…

A Listeria outbreak that is potentially linked to fresh and soft cheeses has sent seven people to the hospital, including one person in Connecticut. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local partners are investigating the multi-state outbreak. “Although the investigation is ongoing, CDC’s analysis of epidemiologic information indicates...