DENVER ( KDVR ) — Two people are dead and at least two dozen more have fallen ill as part of a Listeria outbreak linked to queso, cheese and other dairy products, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Tuesday, the CDC issued a food safety alert regarding the multistate outbreak, saying that Rizo-López Foods has recalled all cheeses and dairy products made in its facility.
As the company explains, the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can lead to serious infections. The recalled products “may be a potential source of illness” in the Listeria outbreak, officials said.
Those recalled products were sold nationally under the following brands:
- Campesino
- Casa Cardenas
- Don Francisco
- Dos Ranchitos
- El Huache
- Food City
- La Ordena
- Rio Grande
- Rizo Bros
- San Carlos
- Santa Maria
- Tio Francisco
- 365 Whole Foods Market
The CDC has a full list of 61 products that have been recalled.
So far, 26 people in 11 states have been infected, according to the CDC . That includes cases in California, Arizona, Colorado, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.