FDA Escalates Cheese Recall

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The FDA upgraded a nationwide cheese recall to its highest risk level after confirming Listeria contamination, warning the products could cause serious illness.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:03The Food and Drug Administration upgraded a nationwide recall of multiple cheese products

00:07to its most serious risk category after testing confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes,

00:13according to 9 News Denver. The FDA said in a January 6th enforcement report that the recall

00:19is now classified as Class 1, meaning there is a reasonable probability the products could cause

00:24serious health consequences or death. The recall involves cheese produced by the Ambriola Company,

00:30at its New Jersey facility, after routine testing detected Listeria in samples. No illnesses linked

00:36to the products have been confirmed. Four products were sold directly to consumers, while four were

00:42sold by the pound. The bacteria can cause severe illness in pregnant women, older adults, young

00:48children, and people with weakened immune systems. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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