On February 7, Rizo-López Foods issued a recall of 58 dairy products that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause severe illness and even death in people who ingest it. As Fast Company reports, the products are believed to be linked to an outbreak of Listeria that has already killed two people and sickened more in 11 states.
In the days since the initial recall, even more foods with dairy products inside them have been recalled due to fears of listeria contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently published an update with the names of the dozens of brands and retailers that have initiated recalls or removed products from their shelves.
As of February 12, 2024, the brands with dairy products recalled now include:
- Bright Farms
- Campesino
- Casa Cardenas
- Dole
- Don Francisco
- Don Pancho
- Dos Ranchitos
- El Huache
- Food City
- Fresh & Ready Foods
- Fresh Express
- H-E-B
- La Ordena
- Marketside
- Maverick Foods
- President’s Choice
- Ready Pac Bistro
- Rio Grande
- Rizo Bros.
- Rojos
- San Carlos
- Santa Maria
- The Perfect Bite Co.
- Tio Francisco
- Trader Joe’s
- 365 Whole Foods Market
Several retailers have also sold unbranded taco kits and meals, which may have included dairy products contaminated with Listeria. Those retailers are:
- Albertsons
- Carrs-Safeway
- Costco
- Eagle
- Lucky
- Jack & Olive
- Pavilions
- Randalls
- Safeway
- Save Mart
- Shaw’s
- Sprig & Sprout
- Sprouts
- Star Market
- Stater Bros. Markets
- Tom Thumb
- Vons
Of course, not every product containing dairy sold by a retailer or under a brand name on these lists is being recalled. However, there is now an increasingly long and growing list of individual products that are being recalled. Those products can be found on the FDA’s outbreak investigation page, which details a recalled product’s name, packaging size, UPC, and more, where available.
If you find that you do have a recalled product, the FDA says you should throw it away immediately and clean all surfaces that it may have come into contact with.
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