The Mexicali Cheese Corp. processing facility in Woodhaven, NY is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes in at least five locations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says.
FDA inspected the cheese processing facility after New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker on Aug. 6 warned consumers in the Queens County, NY area not to consume any Queso Cotija Cheese from Mexicali because of possible Staphylococcus aureus contamination.
FDA collected environmental swabs from inside the plant during the consumer alert and recall, returning positive samples for L. monocytogenes in five locations.
In an Oct. 27 warning letter, FDA told Mexicali it should take prompt action to correct its violations or prepare to face other regulatory actions including possible product seizures and/or injunction.
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