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ResourcesRizo-López Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Dairy Products Because of Possible Health Risk
Company Announcement Date:
February 05, 2024
FDA Publish Date:
February 06, 2024
Product Type:
Food & BeveragesDairyFoodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement:
Expanded recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Company Name:
Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc.
Brand Name:
Rizo Brothers California Creamery
Product Description:
Cheese, Yogurt, Sour cream
Company Announcement
MODESTO, Calif. (February 5, 2024) – Rizo-López Foods, Inc. (“RLF”) is voluntarily recalling its dairy products listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Based on information shared by the CDC and FDA, RLF may be a potential source of illness in an ongoing nationwide Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.
The recalled products were distributed nationwide by RLF and through distributors. Products also were sold at retail deli counters including, but not limited to, El Super, Cardenas Market, Northgate Gonzalez, Superior Groceries, El Rancho, Vallarta, Food City, La Michoacana, and Numero Uno Markets.
The recalled products include cheese, yogurt, and sour cream sold under the 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, and 365 Whole Foods Market. Representative images of the recalled products are provided below.
Consumers should check their refrigerators and freezers for any of the products listed below and dispose of them. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-833-296-2233, which will be monitored 24 hours a day.
This recall is being carried out with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Link to FDA Outbreak Investigation
Company Contact Information
Consumers:
1-833-296-2233
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______________________________________________________________________________* We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves._____________________________________________________________________________About Feeding America Recall NoticesThe Feeding America national office issues notifications of all national Class I and II recalls–those involving a health hazard situation in which there is reasonable probability that eating the food will cause health problems or death–and other recalls that may affect the safety of food supplied to network members.The national office strongly encourages all member product solicitors, operations managers, and others involved in food and grocery distribution to regularly consult resources provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at https://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/index.asp. Additionally, members can often receive information on national, state, and local recalls by contacting their local health departments.Feeding America National OfficeFeeding America161 N Clark, Suite 700Chicago, IL 60601