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Mar 10, 2021 11:12 PM By Sean Marsala
Quaso fresco is a soft, fresh cheese commonly used in Mexican dishes. Sergio-Olivier / Flickr
Last month, we reported on an FDA warning and recall on soft, Hispanic-style cheeses from El Abuelito Cheese. The recall has since been expanded, covering more products and more states.
Why?
These El Abuelito products have been linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria, the germ associated with food poisoning. The outbreak has sickened 11 people across four states. Ten were hospitalized, and one died.
Listeria infection is especially dangerous for people who are pregnant, over age 65, or have a weakened immune system, as they have a higher chance of developing an infection.