This covers multistate Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks in which CDC, the FDA, and/or USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) were the lead investigating agencies, with illness activity reported or investigations advanced from January 2024 onward.
1. Queso Fresco & Cotija Cheese — Rizo-López Foods (Feb 2024)
Lead agencies: FDA + CDC (with FSIS public health alerts for downstream products).
This was a long-running outbreak reopened and solved in early 2024. The outbreak sickened 26 people across 11 states between June … Read the rest