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La Cieba, La Colonia and Selectos Latinos cheeses - Maryland Consumer Advisory
3 years ago •source health.maryland.gov
Recall notice
Maryland, United States
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) issued a consumer advisory notice about cheeses under the brand names La Cieba, La Colonia, and Selectos Latinos because they may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) and E.coli bacteriaMDH advises consumers are not to consume these products and to throw them away instead. The notice is for the following products:
- Cuajada el Terron
- Queso Morolique con Chile
- Queso Con Loroco
- Queso Con Chile
- Queso Frijolero
- Queso Duro Blando Salvadoreno
- Queso Salvadoreno
- Queso Seco Salvadoreno
Staph food poisoning is a gastrointestinal illness caused by eating foods contaminated with toxins produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Staph food poisoning is characterized by a sudden start of nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps.
E. coli are bacteria found in the environment, foods and intestines of people and animals. Although most strains of E. coli are harmless, others can make you sick. Some kinds of E. coli can cause diarrhea, while others cause urinary tract infections, respiratory illness and pneumonia, and other illnesses including bloody diarrhea.
For more information: health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pages/Maryland-Department-of-Health-issues-consumer-advisory-for-La-Cieba,-La-Colonia-and-Selectos-Latinos-cheeses-amid-contamina.aspx
Source: MDH
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