Food Safety Alert: Dairy Product Possible Contamination

Mesa County Public Health has been made aware of a recall from Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. involving certain dairy products. The products were distributed nationwide, and may have been sold in Mesa County. The food is being recalled due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

Description of Recalled Product

• The recalled products include cheese, yogurt, and sour cream.
• These products were sold under the following 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
  • 365 Whole Foods Market

What Should Consumers Do

• Consumers should check their refrigerators or freezers for any of the recalled items and throw them out.
• If you have questions, consumers can call the company at 1-833-296-2233.
• Visit the FDA website to see additional pictures of recalled products.

Listeria Description and Treatment

• Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. This can cause a serious infection in young children, older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.
• Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
• In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. 
• Serious and sometimes fatal infections are possible in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. 
• Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care.