Food recall

El Abuelito Cheese, Inc. recall: Quseo Fresco sold under the following brands and container sizes - El Abuelito Cheese Brand - Queso Fresco Regular 12...

El Abuelito Cheese, Inc., of Paterson, NJ, recalled Quseo Fresco sold under the following brands and container sizes - El Abuelito Cheese Brand - Queso Fresco Regular 12... and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 17, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 31, 2021. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed April 26, 2024

The recall

Company
El Abuelito Cheese, Inc. (Paterson, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
Where it was sold
The product has been distributed in the following States: PA, NY, NJ, CT,DE, MA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87369

The 3 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0345-2021 Class I

    Quseo Fresco sold under the following brands and container sizes - El Abuelito Cheese Brand - Queso Fresco Regular 12 oz.Plastic Container673130100003 Queso Fresco Promocin 10 oz.Plastic Container673130100078 Queso Fresco de Hoja 12 oz.Plastic Container673130100065 Queso Fresco 5 Lb.Vacuum Packed673130100058 Queso Fresco Guatemala12 oz.Plastic Container673130100027 Rio Grande Food Products, Inc. Brand - Chirilagua Queso de Hacienda12 oz.Plastic Container738529005571 Queso Fresco Campestre con Hoja14 oz.Plastic Container812324031161 Queso Fresco Campestre Artesanal14 oz.Plastic Container738529002518 Queso Fresco con Hoja14 oz.Plastic Container738529004581 Queso Fresco Yorito12 oz.Plastic Container738529005564 Queso Fresco Olancho14 oz.Plastic Container812324031222 Cuajada Fresca Guatemalteca12 oz.Plastic Container738529001276 Cuajada Fresca Hondurea12 oz.Plastic Container738529001269 Cuajada Fresca Salvadorea 12 oz.Plastic Container738529001252 Rio Lindo Brand - Queso Fresco Mexicano 12 oz. Plastic Container 718122088587; Queso Fresco Hondureo 12 oz. Plastic Container 718122088591; Queso Fresco Salvadoreo 12 oz. Plastic Container 718122088607

    Codes: sell by dates through 032821

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-0346-2021 Class I

    Requeson/Ricotta, sold under the following brands and container sizes: El Abuelito Requeson Ricotta 12oz Clam Shell Container, UPC: 673130300014; El Abuelito Requeson Ricotta - Promocion $3.99 12oz. Clam Shell Container, UPC: 673130300014; El Viejito Requeson/Ricotta 12oz. Clam Shell Container 718122180912

    Codes: Sell by dates through 031421

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-0347-2021 Class I

    Quesillo sold under the following brands and container sizes: El Abuelito Cheese Quesillo Abuelito 12oz Vacuum Pack 673130200000 Quesillo Abuelito 5Lbs Vacuum Bag Loose Bag 673130500001 Quesillo Abuelito 10Lbs Vacuum Bag Loose Bag 673130600008 El Viejito El Viejito 10Lbs Vacuum Bag Loose Bag 718122180950 El Paisano El Paisano 5Lbs Vacuum Bag 799456415468 El Paisano 10Lbs Vacuum Bag 799456415482 El Sabrosito El Sabrosito 10Lbs Vacuum Bag 749390337586 La Cima La Cima 5Lbs Vacuum Bag 072632891653 Quesos Finos Quesos Finos 5Lbs Vacuum Bag 851800004145 San Carlos San Carlos 14Lbs Loose Bag 814920000039 Ideal Ideal 5Lbs Vacuum Bag 610563082674 Ideal 10Lbs Vacuum Bag 897930001951

    Codes: Sell by dates through 041621

    Quantity: N/A

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 31, 2021.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.