Food Safety Alert: Dairy Product Recall Due to Possible Contamination
February 8, 2024
Mesa County Public Health has been made aware of a recall from Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. involving certain dairy products. The products were distributed nationwide, and may have been sold in Mesa County. The food is being recalled due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
Description of Recalled Product
- The recalled products include cheese, yogurt, and sour cream.
- These products were sold under the following brand names:
- Tio Francisco
- Don Francisco
- Rizo Bros
- Rio Grande
- Food City
- El Huache
- La Ordena
- San Carlos
- Campesino
- Santa Maria
- Dos Ranchitos
- Casa Cardenas
- 365 Whole Foods Market
What Should Consumers Do
- Consumers should check their refrigerators or freezers for any of the recalled items and throw them out.
- If you have questions, consumers can call the company at 1-833-296-2233.
- Visit the FDA website to see additional pictures of recalled products.
Listeria Description and Treatment
- Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. This can cause a serious infection in young children, older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.
- Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
- In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
- Serious and sometimes fatal infections are possible in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems.
- Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care.
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