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ACTIVE RECALL — CLASS IActive recallF-0919-2024/FDA enforcement
Rizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco Cheese·Food·Jan 11, 2024

Tio Francisco, El Huache, La Ordena Fresco (Michoacano) Available to Consumers at Retail Deli…

What you need to know

Class I

  • What happened

    Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

  • Health risk

    The product has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death. A hardy bacteria that can grow at refrigerator temperatures and cause severe illness in vulnerable groups.

  • Action required

    Do not eat the product. Check the lot and UPC codes below, then discard it or return it to the retailer for a refund. If you have already eaten it, monitor for symptoms and seek medical care if they are severe or persistent.

Active recall · classified by the FDAAR, AZ, CA, CO +16 moreMore food

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Product identification

Source: FDA FOOD

Brand nameRizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco Cheese
Recalling firmRizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco CheeseModesto, CA, United States
UPC / barcodes
7 27242 00159 57 27242 00178 67 27242 12552 97 27242 00552 48 12324 03090 48 12324 03091 18 12324 03089 8
Lot / date codes
  • All dates through 04/02/2024 Fresco (bulk) PLU Batch ID 150 1AZ-23336 150 1CY-23336 150 2AY-23336 150 2BY-23336 150 2CX-23336 150 2DX-23336 150 3AX-23336 150 3BX-23336 150 3CW-23336 150 3DW-23336 150 4BW-23336 150 4CZ-23336 150 4DZ-23336 172 2AY-23336 172 3AX-23336 12150 1AY-23338 13702 1BY-23338 13702 2BX-23338 13702 3BW-23338 13702 4AZ-23338 150 1CX-23338 150 1DX-23338 150 1EX-23338 150 2CW-23338 150 2DW-23338 150 2EW-23338 150 3DZ-23338 150 3EZ-23338 150 4BZ-23338 150 4CY-23338 150 4DY-23338 175 2DW-23338 175 3DZ-23338 23173 2DW-23338 31150 2CW-23338 12172 4AY-23340 13702 1CW-23340 13702 2DZ-23340 13702 3BZ-23340 13702 3CY-23340 13702 4CX-23340 150 1AX-23340 150 1BX-23340 150 1CW-23340 150 1DW-23340 150 1EW-23340 150 2BW-23340 150 2DZ-23340 150 2EZ-23340 150 3AZ-23340 150 3DY-23340 150 4AY-23340 150 4BY-23340 150 4DX-23340 172 1AX-23340 172 4AY-23340 175 1BX-23340 175 3AZ-23340 175 4BY-23340 26150 3BZ-23340 50173 1BX-23340 50173 2BW-23340 50173 3AZ-23340 12150 1BZ-23341 12150 2CY-23341 13702 1CZ-23341 13702 2CY-23341 13702 3CX-23341 150 1DZ-23341 150 2AY-23341 150 2BY-23341 150 2DY-23341 150 3AX-23341 150 3BX-23341 150 3DX-23341 150 4CW-23341 150 4DW-23341 150 4EW-23341 172 2AY-23341 172 3AX-23341 175 1AZ-23341 175 2BY-23341 175 3BX-23341 175 4BW-23341 56175 4CW-23341 12172 4BZ-23345 13702 1AY-23345 13702 1BX-23345 13702 2BY-23345 13702 3BW-23345 13702 4AZ-23345 13702 4DY-23345 150 1CX-23345 150 1DX-23345 150 2CW-23345 150 2DW-23345 150 2EW-23345 150 3DZ-23345 150 3EZ-23345 150 4CY-23345 172 2CW-23345 172 4BZ-23345 175 2DW-23345 175 3DZ-23345 175 4CY-23345 23173 1CX-23345 26150 4AZ-23345 31150 2CW-23345 31150 4BZ-23345 50173 1CX-23345 12150 1CX-23347 12150 2CW-23347 12150 2EY-23347 12150 3CZ-23347 150 1AZ-23347 150 1BY-23347 150 1DW-23347 150 1EZ-23347 150 2AY-23347 150 2BX-23347 150 2DZ-23347 150 3AX-23347 150 3BW-23347 150 3DY-23347 150 3EX-23347 172 2AY-23347 172 3AX-23347 175 1BY-23347 175 1DW-23347 175 2BX-23347 175 2DZ-23347 175 2EY-23347 175 3DY-23347 175 3EX-23347 50173 1AZ-23347 50173 2BX-23347 50173 3BW-23347 12150 2BW-23348 12150 2CZ-23348 12150 3BZ-23348 13702 1CW-23348 13702 2BW-23348 13702 2CZ-23348 150 1AY-23348 150 1BX-23348 150 1DZ-23348 150 1EY-23348 150 2AX-23348 150 2DY-23348 150 2EX-23348 150 3CY-23348 150 3DX-23348 150 3EW-23348 175 1AY-23348 175 2AX-23348 56175 1BX-23348 13702 1AY-23352 13702 1BY-23352 13702 2BX-23352 13702 3BW-23352 13702 4AZ-23352 13702 4BZ-23352 150 1CX-23352 150 1EX-23352 150 2CW-23352 150 2DW-23352 150 2EW-23352 150 3DZ-23352 150 3EZ-23352 150 4CY-23352 150 4DY-23352 172 1CX-23352 172 2CW-23352 175 1DX-23352 175 2DW-23352 175 3DZ-23352 175 4CY-23352 23173 4CY-23352 26150 1AY-23352 31150 1DX-23352 31150 4DY-23352 12172 3AY-23354 13702 1DZ-23354 13702 2BZ-23354 13702 2CY-23354 13702 3CX-23354 13702 4CW-23354 150 3AY-23354 150 3BY-23354 150 3DX-23354 150 4AX-23354 150 4BX-23354 150 4DW-23354 172 3AY-23354 172 4AX-23354 175 1BW-23354 175 2AZ-23354 175 3BY-23354 175 4BX-23354 12150 2BX-23355 12150 3BW-23355 12150 3CY-23355 13702 1CW-23355 13702 2CZ-23355 13702 3CY-23355 150 1AY-23355 150 1DZ-23355 150 2DY-23355 150 3DX-23355 150 3EX-23355 150 4DW-23355 56175 1AY-23355 56175 2AX-23355 150 1AY-23356 150 1CX-23356 150 1DX-23356 150 2AX-23356 150 2BX-23356 150 2CW-23356 150 2DW-23356 150 2EW-23356 150 3AW-23356 150 3CZ-23356 150 3DZ-23356 150 3EZ-23356 150 4AZ-23356 150 4BY-23356 150 4CY-23356 150 4DY-23356 172 2AX-23356 172 3AW-23356 23173 1AY-23356 23173 4AZ-23356 50173 1AY-23356 13702 1AY-23360 13702 3BW-23360 13702 4AZ-23360 150 1BY-23360 150 1CX-23360 150 1DX-23360 150 1EX-23360 150 2BX-23360 150 2CW-23360 150 2DW-23360 150 2EW-23360 150 3DZ-23360 150 3EZ-23360 150 4BZ-23360 150 4CY-23360 150 4DY-23360 172 2BX-23360 172 3BW-23360 175 1CX-23360 26150 1AY-23360 31150 1BY-23360 50173 1CX-23360 50173 2CW-23360 50173 4CY-23360 12150 2AX-23362 12150 4BZ-23362 12172 3BW-23362 13702 4BZ-23362 150 1AY-23362 150 1BY-23362 150 1CX-23362 150 1DX-23362 150 2BX-23362 150 2DW-23362 150 2EW-23362 150 3BW-23362 150 3DZ-23362 150 3EZ-23362 150 4AZ-23362 150 4CY-23362 150 4DY-23362 172 1BY-23362 172 2BX-23362 172 3BW-23362 175 1AY-23362 175 3BW-23362 175 4AZ-23362 56175 1CX-23362 56175 2CW-23362 12150 1AY-23363 12150 2AX-23363 13702 2AX-23363 13702 2BX-23363 13702 3BW-23363 13702 3CZ-23363 13702 4BY-23363 150 1CX-23363 150 1DX-23363 150 2CW-23363 150 2DW-23363 150 2EW-23363 150 3DZ-23363 150 3EZ-23363 150 4AZ-23363 150 4BY-23363 150 4CY-23363 150 4DY-23363 172 1AY-23363 172 2AX-23363 13702 1AY-24002 13702 1DY-24002 13702 2BX-24002 13702 2DX-24002 13702 2EX-24002 13702 3BW-24002 13702 4AZ-24002 150 1BY-24002 150 1CY-24002 150 2CX-24002 150 3CW-24002 150 3DW-24002 150 3EW-24002 150 4BZ-24002 150 4CZ-24002 150 4DZ-24002 172 1BY-24002 172 4BZ-24002 175 1CY-24002 175 2CX-24002 175 3CW-24002 50173 3CW-24002 12150 1BY-24004 12150 2BX-24004 12150 2CX-24004 12172 1AY-24004 13702 1CY-24004 13702 2CX-24004 150 1AY-24004 150 1DY-24004 150 2AX-24004 150 2DX-24004 150 3BW-24004 150 3CW-24004 150 3DW-24004 150 3EW-24004 150 4AZ-24004 150 4BZ-24004 150 4CZ-24004 150 4DZ-24004 172 1AY-24004 172 2AX-24004 175 3BW-24004 175 4AZ-24004 56175 3CW-24004 12150 1BY-24005 12150 2BX-24005 12150 2CX-24005 12150 3CW-24005 13702 1CY-24005 13702 2CX-24005 150 1AY-24005 150 1DY-24005 150 2AX-24005 150 2DX-24005 150 2EX-24005 150 3BW-24005 150 3DW-24005 150 3EW-24005 150 4AZ-24005 150 4BZ-24005 150 4CZ-24005 150 4DZ-24005 172 1AY-24005 172 2AX-24005 175 3BW-24005 175 4AZ-24005 150 1AZ-24008 150 2AY-24008 150 3AX-24008 12172 4CW-24009 13702 1AZ-24009 13702 2AY-24009 13702 2DY-24009 13702 3BX-24009 13702 4BW-24009 150 1BZ-24009 150 1CZ-24009 150 1DZ-24009 150 2CY-24009 150 3CX-24009 150 4DW-24009 150 4EW-24009 172 1BZ-24009 172 4CW-24009 175 1CZ-24009 175 2CY-24009 175 3CX-24009 23173 3CX-24009 26150 2AY-24009 26150 3AX-24009 31150 1BZ-24009 31150 4CW-24009 50173 1CZ-24009 50173 3CX-24009 50173 4DW-24009 12150 1AZ-24011 12150 2AY-24011 12150 4BW-24011 13702 1AZ-24011 150 3AX-24011 150 1AW-24012 150 1BW-24012 150 2AZ-24012 150 3AY-24012 150 4AX-24012 150 4BX-24012 150 1AX-24015 150 1BX-24015 150 2BW-24015 150 3AZ-24015 150 4AY-24015 172 4BY-24015 22150 1AX-24015 13702 1AZ-24017 13702 2AY-24017 13702 3CX-24017 13702 4BW-24017 13702 4CW-24017 150 1BZ-24017 150 1CZ-24017 150 2AY-24017 150 2BY-24017 150 2CY-24017 150 3AX-24017 150 3BX-24017 150 4DW-24017 175 1BZ-24017 175 2BY-24017 175 3BX-24017 26150 1AZ-24017 31150 3AX-24017 150 1BZ-24018 150 1CZ-24018 150 1DZ-24018 150 2AY-24018 150 2BY-24018 150 2CY-24018 150 2DY-24018 150 3BX-24018 150 3CX-24018 150 3DX-24018 150 4BW-24018 150 4CW-24018 150 4DW-24018 172 1BZ-24018 172 4CW-24018 56175 2AY-24018 56175 3AX-24018 12150 2BY-24019 12150 3BX-24019 12150 4BW-24019 13702 1BZ-24019 13702 2BY-24019 150 1AZ-24019 150 1CZ-24019 150 2AY-24019 150 2CY-24019 150 3AX-24019 150 3CX-24019 150 3DX-24019 150 4CW-24019 150 4DW-24019 175 1AZ-24019 175 1CZ-24019 175 3DX-24019 175 4DW-24019 23173 2AY-24019 50173 1AZ-24019 50173 2AY-24019 50173 3AX-24019 12172 1AZ-24022 13702 2CY-24022 13702 3AX-24022 13702 3CX-24022 13702 4AW-24022 13702 4CW-24022 150 1AZ-24022 150 1BZ-24022 150 1CZ-24022 150 2AY-24022 150 2BY-24022 150 3BX-24022 150 3CX-24022 150 4BW-24022 150 4DW-24022 172 1AZ-24022 172 2AY-24022 175 1BZ-24022 175 2BY-24022 175 3BX-24022 175 4BW-24022 26150 3AX-24022 31150 1AZ-24022 13702 1AW-24024 13702 3AY-24024 13702 3BY-24024 13702 4AX-24024 150 1BW-24024 150 1CW-24024 150 1DW-24024 150 2AZ-24024 150 2BZ-24024 150 2CZ-24024 150 3CY-24024 150 3DY-24024 150 4BX-24024 150 4CX-24024 150 4DX-24024 172 1BW-24024 172 2AZ-24024 56175 1CW-24024 12150 1BW-24026 12150 2AZ-24026 12150 3AY-24026 12150 4AX-24026 13702 2AZ-24026 150 1CW-24026 150 1DW-24026 150 2BZ-24026 150 2CZ-24026 150 2DZ-24026 150 3BY-24026 150 3CY-24026 150 3DY-24026 150 4BX-24026 150 4CX-24026 150 4DX-24026 172 3BY-24026 172 4BX-24026 13702 4AW-24027 150 1AZ-24027 150 1BZ-24027 150 2AY-24027 150 2BY-24027 150 3AX-24027 150 3BX-24027 150 3CX-24027 150 4BW-24027 150 4CW-24027 13702 1AZ-24029 13702 1CY-24029 13702 2AY-24029 13702 3AX-24029 13702 4AW-24029 13702 4DZ-24029 150 1DY-24029 150 2BY-24029 150 2CX-24029 150 2DX-24029 150 3CW-24029 150 3DW-24029 150 4BW-24029 150 4CZ-24029 150 4EZ-24029 172 3BX-24029 172 4BW-24029 175 2BY-24029 175 2CX-24029 175 3CW-24029 175 4CZ-24029 23173 2CX-24029 23173 3CW-24029 26150 1AZ-24029 26150 3AX-24029 31150 2BY-24029 31150 3BX-24029 12150 3CX-24031 13702 1BZ-24031 13702 1CZ-24031 13702 2BY-24031 13702 2CY-24031 13702 3BX-24031 13702 3CX-24031 13702 4CW-24031 150 1AZ-24031 150 1DZ-24031 150 2DY-24031 150 3AX-24031 150 3DX-24031 150 4BW-24031 150 4CW-24031 150 4DW-24031 172 2AY-24031 172 3AX-24031 50173 1AZ-24031 50173 4BW-24031 12150 1AZ-24032 12150 4BW-24032 12150 4CW-24032 13702 1AZ-24032 13702 4AW-24032 13702 4CW-24032 150 1BZ-24032 150 2AY-24032 150 2BY-24032 150 3AX-24032 150 3BX-24032 150 3CX-24032 175 1BZ-24032 175 2BY-24032 175 3BX-24032 56175 3AX-24032
Distribution area
ARAZCACOFLGAIAILKSMDNCNJNVNYORRITXUTVAWA

U.S. distribution to the following: AR, AZ, BC, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, MD, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA, W No foreign distribution.

United States

Quantity affectedNot provided by the FDA.
Recall initiationFDA report date: February 7, 2024
FDA recall numberF-0919-2024

Beyond the headline

The recall, in context

Rizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco Cheese initiated this food recall on January 11, 2024. The FDA enforcement report states: Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA report lists distribution as: U.S. distribution to the following: AR, AZ, BC, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, MD, NC,NJ, NV, NY, OR, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA, W No foreign distribution.

The FDA enforcement report describes the reason as: Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Tio Francisco, El Huache, La Ordena Fresco (Michoacano) Available to Consumers at Retail Deli… was made or distributed by Rizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco Cheese in Modesto, CA, United States. This page reflects FDA report F-0919-2024, dated February 7, 2024.

Why this is a Class I recall

Class I means the product has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death. In this recall, a hardy bacteria that can grow at refrigerator temperatures and cause severe illness in vulnerable groups.

FDA definition

The product has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death.

What to do now

  1. 1

    Stop using it

    Do not eat, drink or take the affected product.

  2. 2

    Check the codes

    Compare the UPC and lot code against the table above.

  3. 3

    Return or discard

    Contact the retailer or recalling firm about a refund, and dispose of the product safely.

Consumer safety guide

Listeria monocytogenes

Symptoms to watch for

Fever, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea may occur. Severe infection can cause headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or convulsions.

When symptoms may appear

Symptoms can begin within a few days, but can take up to several weeks to appear.

Higher-risk groups

Pregnant people, newborns, adults over 65 and immunocompromised people are at the highest risk of severe illness.

What to do now

  1. 1Stop using or eating the affected product and keep it away from children and pets.
  2. 2Match the product against the UPC and lot/date codes on this page, then dispose of it safely or return it to the retailer.
  3. 3If you have already been exposed and develop severe or worsening symptoms, seek medical advice promptly.

General guidance based on CDC and FDA consumer information.

This is general consumer safety information, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Follow the official recall notice and contact a healthcare professional if you have concerns about exposure or symptoms.

Frequently asked

Questions about this recall

What is the Tio Francisco, El Huache, La Ordena Fresco (Michoacano) Available to Consumers at Retail Deli… recall?

Rizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco Cheese recalled Tio Francisco, El Huache, La Ordena Fresco (Michoacano) Available to Consumers at Retail Deli… in an FDA Class I enforcement action reported as F-0919-2024. Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

What should I do if I bought this product?

Do not eat the product. Check the lot and UPC codes below, then discard it or return it to the retailer for a refund. If you have already eaten it, monitor for symptoms and seek medical care if they are severe or persistent. Stop using or eating the affected product and keep it away from children and pets. Match the product against the UPC and lot/date codes on this page, then dispose of it safely or return it to the retailer. If you have already been exposed and develop severe or worsening symptoms, seek medical advice promptly.

Is the Rizo Lopez Foods, INC. Dba Don Francisco Cheese recall still active?

Yes. As of the latest FDA enforcement report, this recall is listed as ongoing. Check the official source record for the most current status before making a decision.

Where can I verify this recall?

This page is normalized from the openFDA enforcement record F-0919-2024. You can verify it directly using the official source link on this page. VerifyRecall updates its index from public FDA enforcement data and does not replace advice from the FDA, the recalling firm or a healthcare professional.

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Official source

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