2/25/2021 El Abuelito recall expanded to include all cheese products
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health is advising consumers in a press release that the FDA is working with El Abuelito Cheese, Inc. to recall all of its cheese products (queso fresco, Oaxaca cheese, cotija cheese, and crema).
The press release states that the Connecticut State Laboratory has confirmed that the Listeria monocytogenes found in samples of El Abuelito Cheese products is a match for the Listeria monocytogenes that has caused illness in 10 people in Md., Conn., N.Y., and Va.
Earlier this week, the FDA and El Abuelito announced a recall of Queso Fresco products with “sell by” dates through 03/28/21. Today, Feb. 25, the FDA has expanded its warning to include all El Abuelito-brand cheeses until more information is known. This step was taken out of an abundance of caution and due to the severity of Listeria infection.
Queso fresco made by El Abuelito linked to listeria outbreak in the tri-state area
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 25, 2021, 9:19am EST
Queso fresco sold under the brand names of El Abuelito, Rio Grande, and Rio Lindo is being recalled across the tri-state area due to a listeria outbreak.
El Abuelito Cheese Inc., based in Paterson, New Jersey, is recalling all queso fresco products with sell-by dates through March 28, 2021. The products are sold as El Abuelito Cheese brand, distributed in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
Feb 23, 2021
MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) All Queso Fresco cheeses made by El Abuelito Cheese Inc. have been recalled after being linked to a
Listeria outbreak in four states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
There have been seven illnesses so far reported, with four in Maryland, one in Connecticut, one in New York, and one in Virginia. All seven patients were hospitalized.
The recall covers all Queso Fresco products including El Abuelito, Rio Grande, and Rio Lindo brand queso frescos that have “sell by” dates through 03/28/21 and were distributed in Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. A full list of the recalled products can be found here.