Cheese product recalled for Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Rizo Lopez Foods is recalling Tio Francisco Blanco Suave cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have date codes through March 23, 2024.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Although no illnesses have been reported, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious infection, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Plain-English summary
Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc., dba Don Francisco Cheese, is recalling Tio Francisco Blanco Suave cheese (14 oz., UPC 7-27242-05355-6) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. All products with date codes through March 23, 2024, are affected.
The product was distributed to multiple U.S. states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. No international distribution occurred.
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I. Consumers who have obtained the affected product should not consume it and should return it to the retailer or discard it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tio Francisco Blanco Suave 14 oz. UPC 7-27242-05355-6
- Manufacturer
- Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. dba Don Francisco Cheese
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- listeria
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- All dates through 03/23/2024
Distribution
Distributed in 20 states:
- AR
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- FL
- GA
- IA
- IL
- KS
- MD
- NC
- NJ
- NV
- NY
- OR
- RI
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
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