Roos Foods Recalls Fresh Cheese Products Due to Listeria Monocytogenes
Roos Foods Inc. is recalling fresh cheese products after samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers multiple brands and all lots distributed in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, the presence of Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk hazard.
Plain-English summary
Roos Foods Inc. is recalling specific fresh cheese products, including Mexicana Cuajadita Casera, Santa Rosa de Lima Cuajadita Casera, and Amigo Brand Cuajadita Casera. The recall was initiated after samples of Santa Rosa De Lima Cuajada en Terron (fresh curd cheese) tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. As a precaution, the firm expanded the recall to include all brands, lots, date codes, and container sizes of cheese products manufactured or repackaged in their facility.
The affected products are 16-ounce fresh cheese items wrapped in cellophane on a styrofoam tray. The recall includes all lots and expiration dates for the following UPC codes: 095548003651, 095548003699, and 095548003224. The products were distributed through retail stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of them. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mexicana Cuajadita Casera (Fresh Cheese), 16 oz. wrapped in cellophane on a styrofoam tray, Roos Foods Inc., Kenton, DE 19955 Plant No. 10-5436, UPC code 095548003651. (Ingredients: Cultures, pasteurized milk, salt, natamycin (mold inhibitor)). Santa Rosa de Lima Cuajadita…
- Manufacturer
- Roos Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Dairy / 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 (4)
- all lots and expiration dates
- UPC code 095548003651
- UPC code 095548003699
- UPC code 095548003224
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Roos Foods Inc 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.
See all 18 products in this recall →Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Roos Foods Inc
See all →- CriticalRoos Foods Recalls Santa Rosa De Lima Queso Fresco for Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-04-09
- CriticalRoos Foods Recalls Santa Rosa de Lima Hard Cheese for Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-04-09
- CriticalRoos Foods Recalls Santa Rosa de Lima Fresh Cheese Curd for Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-04-09
- CriticalRoos Foods Recalls Requeson Mexicana Ricotta Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2014-04-09
- CriticalRoos Foods Recalls Queso Fresco Anita Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2014-04-09
Same hazard · listeria
See all →- SevereGIAS Food Inc. Recalls Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine for Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-10-14
- HighElegant Foods Recalls Pecorino Toscano Cheese Due to Listeria Risk
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-30
- CriticalBettergoods Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Recalled for Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-30
- SevereMon Sire Brie Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria monocytogenes Presence
FDA (Food) · 2026-09-23
- SevereImported Pork Guanciale Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
USDA FSIS · 2026-09-06
Similar recalls
- SevereOasis Brands Recalls Lacteos Santa Martha Fresh Curd Cheese for Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-12-10
- CriticalOasis Brands Recalls Lacteos Santa Martha Fresh Curd Cheese Due to Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-12-10
- CriticalOasis Brands Recalls Lacteos Santa Martha Cheese Due to Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-12-10
- SevereOasis Brands Recalls Lacteos Santa Martha Queso Fresco Due to Listeria
FDA (Food) · 2014-12-10
- SevereOaxaca Cheese Products Recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2024-02-07
- CriticalOasis Brands Recalls Lacteos Santa Martha Cheese for Listeria Contamination
FDA (Food) · 2014-12-10