March 13, 2014
LAS VEGAS - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto alerts consumers that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the food facility registration of Roos Foods Inc. of Kenton, Delaware on March 12, 2014.
“Consumers of Roos’ cheese products should be cautious of contamination and seek medical evaluation if necessary”, said Masto.
This suspension was imposed after an investigation by the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local partners linked a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis to cheeses manufactured by Roos which were found to be contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA has determined there is a reasonable probability that consumption of food manufactured, processed, packed, or held by Roos Foods could cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans.
Roos Foods of Kenton, Del., makes cheeses under brand names including Santa Rosa de Lima, Amigo, Mexicana, Suyapa, La Chapina, and La Purísima Crema Nica.
For more information regarding this investigation, consumers may visit the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) webpage: http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/default.htm.
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