The US Department of Justice has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Quesos Mi Pueblito and two of its officers, Felix Sanchez and Jesus Galvez. The complaint alleges that recent inspections by the FDA and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services found listeria-contaminated cheese and insanitary conditions at the Passaic company.
If entered by the court, the injunction would stop the company and its officers from manufacturing and distributing food until they can bring their operations into full compliance with FDA food safety regulations and produce cheese that doesn’t test positive for the presence of listeria.
“FDA’s work with federal and state partners to root out or remedy food manufacturers not compliant with food safety laws ensures safer foods get to our dinner tables,” said Michael Chappell, the FDA’s acting associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
Quesos Mi Pueblito currently manufactures and distributes a variety of soft, semi-soft and hard Mexican cheeses in grocery stores and supermarkets in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Source: US Food and Drug Administration
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