Rizo-López Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Dairy Products Because of Possible Health Risk - 2/7/24

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.

Expanded List of Products

Link to Original Announcement

Link to FDA Outbreak Investigation


Company Contact Information

Consumers:

1-833-296-2233

Media:

Daren Williams

209-232-3703

 dwilliams@rizolopez.com


Product Photos

·         Image of Tio Francisco Blanco Suave wedge

·         Image of Rizo Bros California Creamery Grated Cotija

·         Image of Rizo Bros California Creamery Fresco 8 oz

·         Image of Casa Cardenas Cotija Polvo grated cheese 9 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Cotija 14 oz wedge

·         Image of Food City Cotija label various sizes

·         Image of Tio Francisco Cotija 20 oz container

·         Image of Rizo Bros California Creamery Cotija 8 oz

·         Image of Food City Cotija Enchilado label various sizes

·         Image of Tio Francisco Queso Fresco 14 oz wedge

·         Image of Tio Francisco Oaxaca Melting String Cheese 14 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Queso Panela 14 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Queso Blanco Suave 14 oz

·         Image of Rizo Bros California Creamery Oaxaca Melting String Cheese 8 oz

·         Image of Cardenas Queso Cotija label various sizes

·         Image of 365 Whole Foods Market Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese

·         Image of 365 Whole Foods Market Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese

·         Image of Crema Rancho Santa Maria

·         Image of Tio Francisco Crema Mexicana 16 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Crema Centroamericana 16 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Queso Fresco 12 oz wedge

·         Image of Tio Francisco Requeson 15 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Queso Oaxaca 12 oz

·         Image of Tio Francisco Queso Para Freir

 

______________________________________________________________________________* 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 http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at http://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