If you have these cheeses at home, the FDA says to get rid of it now
The cheese in question could be contaminated by a potentially fatal type of bacteria.
Whether you made a snack, a salad or a tacos trim, if you have a special cheese brand at home, you could put yourself and your loved ones in terms of danger. On February 27, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that El Abuelito hadExpanded a reminder of his cheese products Due to potential bacterial contamination. Read it to find out if you have one of the cheeses assigned to the house - and what to do, if so. And for more foods to avoid,If you have this snack at home, eliminate it now, said FDA.
Fifteen different cheese products are recall.
While the FDA has stated in a previous reminder, notice that it wasQueso Fresco of El Abuelito This should be avoided, the reminder has now extended to include 15 different products. The cheese submitted to the reminder now includes 12 oz., 5-lb and 10-lb. Bulk suction packet and vacuum bulk bags from El Abuelito Quesillo Abuelito; 10 lb. Loose bags under vacuum of the EL VIEJITO cheese; 5-lb. and 10-lb. EL Paisano cheese vacuum bags; 10 lb. EL Sabrosito cheese vacuum bags; 5-lb. vacuum bags of the CIMA cheese; 5-lb. Empty cheese bags of quesos finos; 14-lb. San Carlos cheese bags; 5- and 10 lb. Vacuum bags of ideal cheese; 12-oz. Class containers of El Abuelito Requeson Ricotta; and 12 oz. Class containers of El Viejito Requeson / Ricotta. Individual UPC information for each product can beFound on the notice notice. And for another dairy product that can put you at risk, checkIf your milk card does not say that, the CDC says do not drink it.
Cheese can be contaminated byListeria monocytogenes.
The recalled cheese can be contaminated byListeria monocytogenes, which usually causes temporary symptoms in healthy people such as nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, severe headaches, high fevers and rigidity. However, in immunocomized, the elderly and young children, bacteria can cause fatal infections; And in pregnant people, this can lead to miscarriage and death. And for more health risks to preventIf you have these seasonings at home, energize them, says USDA.
The cheese was sold in seven states.
El Abuelito products were initially distributed in only seven United States-Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia - but the reminder review explains that simply because you do not live in One of these places means that you are clear.
"The retailers may have reconditioned the bulk quesial in smaller containers and sold this repackaging product to consume," explains the opinion of the FDA, so that the labeling information of the notice of reminder does not can not account for all the products concerned. And for the latest reminder news delivered directly to your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.
If you have cheeses at home, follow neat sanitizing protocols.
If you have one of the cheeses assigned to the home, you should throw them immediately or send them back to their point of purchase for a full refund. However, this is not the only precaution that you should take to protect yourself. The FDA notes that "Listeria Can survive in refrigerated temperatures and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces ", so they recommend cleaning and disinfecting all the dishes or surfaces of your home that can be in contact with the cheese assigned. And for more items away from your kitchen as soon as possible,If you have this meat at home, throw it up now, says USDA.
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