FDA expands cheese recall over possible listeria contamination
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Comments: by Alicia Sitz - 06/30/26 9:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Alicia Sitz - 06/30/26 9:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING (NewsNation) — More recalls have been announced tied to a deadly listeria outbreak that has been traced back to a Maryland-based cheese producer.
La Ceiba Foods Latin Market Inc. is recalling products marketed under the La Colonia and Selectos Latinos brands. It includes Requesón Salvadoreño (Salvadoran Cottage Cheese) and Requesón Mexicano (Mexican Cottage Cheese).
The products were distributed to markets and restaurants in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. La Ceiba Foods initiated the recall after being notified by its supplier, Clover Hill Dairy, of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in products manufactured at its Mechanicsville, Maryland, facility. To date, 12 people have been hospitalized, and one person has died in connection with the contaminated products. Consumers are advised not to eat, sell or serve the recalled products and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
The FDA’s investigation began after two family members in New York fell ill in May 2026 after buying requeson from a local retailer. Further lab testing confirmed the Listeria strain in the cheese matched the strain that had infected nine people in Maryland, New York, and Virginia between March 2023 and May 2026. Further testing traced the cheese back to Clover Hill Dairy, and an unopened 18-pound bucket of the company’s requeson also tested positive.
The Maryland Department of Health has suspended Clover Hill Dairy’s operating license. The FDA said its investigation is ongoing and additional products may be recalled.
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