FDA, along with CDC and state health authorities, is investigating a listeria outbreak that has been detected in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia.
As part of the investigation, the Connecticut Department of Public Health provided samples of a single lot of El Abuelito-brand Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses from a store where a sick person bought cheese. The samples tested positive for listeria. El Abuelito cheese is produced in New Jersey.
FDA is sequencing the genome of the listeria found in the cheese to see if it matches the strain of listeria that is causing the outbreak.
Until the source of the outbreak is confirmed, FDA is recalling Abuelito cheeses and reminding restaurants and retailers to follow FDA’s listeria-specific safe handling and cleaning advice.
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