Recalled Roos Foods cheese has been linked to cases of Listeria infections (listeriosis). Lawyer Fred Pritzker can help victims and their families to sue food manufacturers, retailers and others for personal injury and wrongful death. Money damages may include amounts for medical expenses, lost income (time off of work due to illness), pain, emotional distress, disability and loss of quality of life.
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To date, 8 people have been sickened in the outbreak of Listeria infections linked to the cheese. Of those, 7 were hospitalized. One person in California has died. The other 7 people sickened in the outbreak are from Maryland.
Of the 8 cases, 5 of the illnesses were related to pregnancy, including 2 mother-newborn pairs and a newborn. Pregnant women are at higher risk of contracting listeriosis, and their babies are often born with the infection. The infection in these little ones can cause meningitis (brain infection) and other severe complications. It is extremely painful for them, and it can be fatal.
Roos Foods Cheese Recall
Roos Foods has issued a recall of all lots of the following cheeses because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the bacteria that causes listeriosis:
- Mexicana: Cuajada En Terron, Cuajada/Cuajadita Cacera, Cuajada Fresca, Queso Fresca Round, Queso Dura Viejo Hard Cheeses, Requeson (part-skim ricotta) and Queso de Huerta (fresh curd cheese);
- Amigo: Cuajada En Terron, Cuajada/Cuajadita Cacera, Cuajada Fresca, Queso Fresca Round, Queso Dura Viejo Hard Cheeses, Requeson (part-skim ricotta) and Queso de Huerta (fresh curd cheese);
- Santa Rosa De Lima: Cuajada En Terron, Cuajada/Cuajadita Cacera, Cuajada Fresca, Queso Fresca Round, Queso Dura Viejo Hard Cheeses, Anita Queso Fresco and Queso de Huerta (fresh curd cheese).
Products were distributed in Maryland, Virginia and Washing ton D.C through retail stores.
State health officials in Virginia and Maryland tested samples of various intact/unopened cheeses produced by Roos Foods, Inc. and repackaged by Megamart. The tests found Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in the cheese. Further testing determined that the it was the same strain of Listeria that sickened the 8 outbreak victims.
Attorney Fred Pritzker has won millions of dollars for Listeria outbreak victims. He is providing free case evaluations to outbreak victims and their families. As a father, Fred is passionate about helping children injured by food.