The recall of cheese or dairy products connected to a serious listeria outbreak is now being extended to include items sold at popular retailers such as Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart.
The most recent products being recalled are dips, dressings, salad and taco kits sold at various grocery chains.
This recall comes after Modesto, Calif.-based Rizo-López Foods recalled nearly 60 cheese and dairy products earlier this week.
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As federal health officials revealed new evidence, it was discovered that the company’s products have been linked to a listeria outbreak that was initially detected almost ten years ago.
Fresh Express Addresses Cheese Contamination
Fresh Express announced on Friday that it is recalling two salad kits due to the inclusion of condiment packs that contain the recalled cheese.
The Fresh Express Salsa! Ensalada Salad along with Marketside Southwest Chopped Salad kits, sold at shops in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Utah, as well as Wyoming, have use-by dates ranging from Jan. 6, 2024 to Feb. 20, 2024, as stated in the notification posted by the Food and Drug Administration.
The products that have been recalled include condiment packs with use-by dates ranging from Feb. 28, 2024, through April 4, 2024, according to the information provided.
The recent recalls also cover items that were sold at Albertson’s, Costco, H-E-B, and Trader Joe’s.
This comes after Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser’s Fine Foods, issued a recall for various dressings, sauces, and a street taco meal kit.
Rizo-López Cheese Prompts Salad Kit Recall
Salad kits available at Costco, Walmart, as well as Winco are being recalled due to the inclusion of Rizo-López cheese, according to Ready Pac Foods, based in Irwindale, California.
The kits that may have been contaminated were distributed by Ready Pac in a total of 15,751 cases produced from December 2023 to February of this year.
In a recent notice posted by the FDA, it has been revealed that BrightFarms of Irvington, New York, is voluntarily recalling Southwest Chipotle salad kits.
These kits, with best-by-dates within Dec. 13, 2023, and Feb. 22, 2024, have been found to contain cotija cheese that may be tainted.
The impacted cheese is contained within the kits and bears a best-by-date extending until March 27, 2024.
The products subject to the recall were retailed by establishments in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, as well as Washington D.C.