Frescolina Ricotta Salata cheese is being recalled for possible listeria contamination. The CDC says the tainted cheese is linked to 14 illnesses and at least one death. (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
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Updated: Wednesday, 12 Sep 2012, 10:46 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 12 Sep 2012, 10:45 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and at least one death.
The imported Italian ricotta salata cheese distributed by Forever Cheese, Inc., of New York is linked to illnesses in 11 states and the District of Columbia.
Forever Cheese says the cheese was sold to distributors for retailers and restaurants in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Washington, D.C., between June 20 and Aug. 9.
The company issued a recall on Monday. It includes cheese with the lot number T9425 and production code 441202. A spokesman for Forever Cheese said the recalled batch was manufactured in Italy's Puglia region. He would not name the company.
Listeria is rare but deadlier than well-known pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli. It is most dangerous to pregnant women, the elderly and others with compromised immune systems.
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