In this case, the individually wrapped burritos sold at retail do not bear any coding, so consumers should watch for any burrito sold under the “Butcher Boy” brand name. A list of stores where the burritos were delivered will be posted by the USDA when it becomes available.

The announcement was made Friday by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which noted a high health risk. So far, FSIS is not aware of illness reports from people who have eaten the Butcher Boy burritos.

The recall covers individually wrapped “Butcher Boy Red Chile Beef and Bean Burritos.” They come in 18-pound frozen cases with 72 burritos to a case. The recalled cases were produced August 3 and shipped to a food storage center in Minnesota for further distribution.

The cases are marked with USDA establishment number EST 1905, package code 1219215 and case code 2080001.

Listeria monocytogenes is less common than other pathogens that contaminate our food, but it can cause the potentially fatal disease of listeriosis – which killed 22 Canadians last year in a terrible outbreak caused by contaminated deli meats made in Toronto.

Listeriosis can cause high fever, stiff neck, severe headache and nausea. It carries an additional risk of infection to pregnant women because it is known to cause stillbirth or miscarriage.

The routine testing was conducted by the Georgia Agriculture Department on product that had not left the plant. But Kellogg’s recalled certain packs of Eggo Cinnamon Toast waffles and Eggo Toaster Swirls Cinnamon Roll Minis.

• The waffles have UPC code 3800040440 with “Best If Used Before” dates beginning with: Nov22 10 EA, NOV23 10 EA and NOV24 10 EA.
• The “Toaster Swirlz” have UPC code 3800023370 with a “Best If Used Before” date starting with NOV15 10 EA.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that poses a special risk to pregnant women because it can lead to stillbirth and miscarriage. Initial symptoms of listeriosis are usually flu-like. Most people are resistant to the bacteria and infections are uncommon, but outbreaks of the disease can turn deadly as Canada learned last year when deli meat made in Toronto became contaminated with Listeria, killing 22 people.

In the Kellogg’s action earlier this month, no illnesses had been reported in connection to the products under recall.

LA FE OAXACA STRING CHEESE
EL VIEJITO OAXACA CHEESE
MI PUEBLITO COTIJA/AñEJO
MI PUEBLITO CUAJADA FRESCA
MI PUEBLITO QUESO COLOMBIANO DE ARRIERO
MI PUEBLITO QUESO MOLIDO
MI PUEBLITO QUESO COTIJA TRIANGULO
MI PUEBLITO QUESO FRESCO
MI PUEBLITO QUESO FRESCO DE RANCHO
MI PUEBLITO QUESO CASERO
MI PUEBLITO QUESO OAXACA
MI PUEBLITO REQUESON
MI PUEBLITO SERRANO

The recalled Mi Pueblito cheese products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms, such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, infection can cause miscarriages and still births among pregnant women and life-threatening infections (Listeria sepsis and Listeria meningitis) in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

The recalled cheese was distributed in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia through Puebla Foods, INC., Passaic, N.J. to retail stores and wholesalers.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The recall is a result of sampling and analyses by the NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services.

If no one has eaten any of the cheese, consumers who have purchased these products may return them to the place of purchase for a full refund, according to the FDA news release regarding this outbreak.  If someone has eaten some of the cheese and is later diagnosed with listeriosis (Listeria infection), the leftover cheese may be able to be used as evidence in a suit against the manufacturer.

For more information about the Me Pueblito Cheese recall, please see the FDA news release.