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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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
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
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. dba Don Francisco Cheese under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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