Outbreak
OUTBREAK
Multistate & Multi-Year Listeria Outbreak Linked to Soft Requesón Cheese. Investigation Ongoing.
JUN 05, 2026
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Listeria Outbreak
Severity
8 people sick, 7 hospitalized and 1 dead across 3 states to date. Clover Hill Dairy soft ricotta/requeson products (including flavored varieties) were linked. Products were sold nationwide. Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled product. Investigation is ongoing.
Who's At Risk?
Pregnant women, young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. This is because Listeria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, resulting in invasive listeriosis.
Symptoms
Listeria infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn in pregnant women. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. It can take up to 10 weeks for some people to have symptoms.