Forty Connecticut stores (listed below) sold El Abuelito queso fresco and other cheeses recalled in connection with a deadly Listeria outbreak that includes one illness in CT. Last month, state health officials were the first to link the cheese, made by the Paterson, NJ-based company, to the outbreak which now includes 11 illnesses and one death. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of stores in 25 states that received the products now under recall. Last night, the agency announced Rhode Island had been inadvertently omitted from the list and 26 states, not 25, actually received the potentially contaminated cheeses.
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In Connecticut, the recall includes queso fresco, Quesillo and Requeson sold under the El Abuelito brand name. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them. Ten of the 11 people sickened in this Listeria outbreak have been hospitalized and one of them has died.
Symptoms of a Listeria Infection
Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage, stillbirth or premature delivery of an infected newborn. This outbreak includes two pregnancy-related cases.
Symptoms of a Listeria infection usually develop within two weeks of exposure but can take as long as 70 days to develop. They include severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, other muscle stiffness, and loss of balance. Sometimes those symptoms are preceded by bouts of nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea. If you live in Connecticut and developed symptoms of a Listeria infection after eating one of the recalled cheeses, please see a doctor right away.
During interviews with health officials, the case patients in this outbreak reported eating Hispanic-style fresh, soft cheeses in the weeks before they became ill. Six of them said they had eaten queso fresco. Two people specifically mentioned El Abuelito brand, another person recalled eating Rio Grande brand queso fresco which is also made by El Abuelito.
If you or a family member are part of this outbreak and would like a free consultation with our experienced team of Listeria lawyers, please contact us today by calling 888-377-8900 (toll-free), texting 612-261-0856 or by completing the form below.
Connecticut Stores that Sold Recalled El Abuelito Cheese
- Azteca Meat Market, 1697 Park Ave, Bridgeport, CT
- Brothers Supermarket, 500 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT
- El Mercadito Bridgeport, 3851 Main St., Bridgeport, CT
- Gala Foods, 1457 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, CT
- International Farmers, 2298 Main St., Bridgeport, CT
- Key Food Supermarket, 2251 Main St., Bridgeport, CT
- La Flor de Mexico, 1666 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT
- La Grand Marketa, 595 Grand St., Bridgeport, CT
- La Placita Latina, 2634 Main St., Bridgeport, CT
- La Talavera, 680 Brewster St., Bridgeport, CT
- Los Poblanos Market, 1015 Madison Ave., Bridgeport, CT
- Mi Mexico Lind, 1177 E Main St., Bridgeport, CT
- Plaza Mexico Lindo, 94 Albion St., Bridgeport, CT
- Zaachila Grocery, 1217 North Ave., Bridgeport, CT
- Mi Tierra Multiservices, 178 Main St., Bristol, CT
- CTown Supermarket, 45 North St., Danbury, CT
- Hot City Market, 301 Main St., Danbury, CT
- La Mexicana Danbury, 137 White St., Danbury, CT
- Jazmin Market Recoge en Hartford, Hartford, CT
- Viva Mexico Grocery Store, 624 Park St., Hartford, CT
- Carolina Meat Market, 310 E. Main St., Meriden, CT
- C-town, 160 Colony St., Meriden, CT
- La Amistad Bakery, 294 E Main St., Meriden, CT
- La Poblanita Meriden, 39 Colony St., Meriden, CT
- Mana Bakery, 518 Center St., Meriden, CT
- Meriden Grocery, 251 W Main St., Meriden, CT
- C-town Supermarket New Britaine, 47 Main St., New Britaine, CT
- Antojitos Mexicanos Adelita, 115 Monroe St., New Haven, CT
- Congress Market, 620 Congress Ave., New Haven, CT
- C-town Supermarket #2, 482 Greenwich Ave., New Haven, CT
- C-town Supermarket (Ferry), 325 Ferry St., New Haven, CT
- El Rodeo Grocery, 337 Grand Ave., New Haven, CT
- La Placita New Haven, 440 Lombard St., New Haven, CT
- La Supermarketa, 276 Grand Ave., New Haven, CT
- Shop Smart Market, 284 Putman St., New Haven, CT
- Tlaxcala grocery, 964 State St., New Haven, CT
- Brito Grocery, 559 Campbell Ave., West Haven, CT
- Envios las Americas & Grocery, 818 1st Ave., West Haven, CT
- Mi Pueblito West Haven ,560 Forest Rd., West Haven, CT
- New York Deli & Grocery, 1088 Boston Rd., West Haven, CT