Outbreak
OUTBREAK|
UPDATE 2: MORE PEOPLE SICK
Multistate & Multi-Year Listeria Outbreak Linked to Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese. Investigation Ongoing.
JUN 09, 2026
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Listeria Outbreak
Severity
9 people sick (1 new), 8 hospitalized (1 new), and 1 dead across 3 states. 5 additional cheese products are recalled. Some products were distributed in bulk, repackaged, and sold under different brand names such as KESSO, QUESOS LA RICURA, IZALCO, DE MI PUEBLO, RIO LINDO. Affected products were sold in 6 states (confirmed) and possibly more. 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.