After reporting on the Mexicali Cheese Listeria recall for Listeria monocytogenes in July, we wondered why this company was in the news again. In January 2012, the FDA asked a judge to block the company from operating in its New York manufacturing facility because of “persistent unsanitary conditions” that contributed to the contamination. So we filed … Read more
Problems persist at Mexicali Cheese Corp. where Listeria contamination has prompted an expanded recall of cheese products, according to the New York State Department of Agriculture (NYDA). On July 2, the NYDA announced an expansion of a recall that was issued June 29 after Listeria monocytogenes was discovered in cheese samples taken during routine inspection. … Read more
New York Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine warned consumers in the metropolitan New York area to avoid Queso Fresco made by Mexicali Cheese Corporation in Woodhaven, New York, for possible Listeria contamination. Product details: Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese Packaged in rigid 14 ounce plastic tubs Plant number 36-0128 Code of 071512 Packaged in containers bearing these … Read more
The FDA wants a judge to block the maker of Mexicali cheese from operating in its New York manufacturing facility because of “persistent unsanitary conditions” that contributed to the spread of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The agency’s legal action in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York is against Mexicali Cheese of Woodhaven, … Read more