Deadly Decadelong Listeria Outbreak Linked to Cotija and Queso Fresco From a California Business

Deadly Decadelong Listeria Outbreak Linked to Cotija and Queso Fresco From a California Business
Brands of cheese recalled due to a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen. CDC via AP
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A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decadelong outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen, federal health officials said Tuesday.

New lab and inspection evidence linked soft cheeses and other dairy products made by Rizo-Lopez Foods of Modesto, California, to the outbreak, which was first detected in June 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.