No illnesses have been reported yet. Affected product Spanish Cheese (Quesito Colombiano) is packaged in approximately 1 lb plastic-wrapped units in Ziploc bags and marked with Best By date of AUG 22, 2025 or earlier. Products were sold at Hispanic/Latino retail stores in 1 state.
Who's At Risk?
Salmonella mainly impacts young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Most healthy adults and children rarely become seriously ill after exposure to Salmonella.
Symptoms
Symptoms may include fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (which may be bloody), and abdominal pain. In rare cases, the organism can get into the bloodstream and producing more severe illness such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
