CLASS I ONGOING Food recall · Reported 7 Feb 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
Tio Francisco Crema Centroamericana recalled by Rizo Lopez Foods
Rizo Lopez Foods is recalling Tio Francisco Crema Centroamericana, distributed in 20 states. The recall was initiated on 11 Jan 2024 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0918-2024
- FDA event ID
- 93814
- Recalling firm
- Rizo Lopez Foods, Modesto, CA
- Brand
- Tio Francisco
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 11 Jan 2024
- FDA classified
- 23 Feb 2024
- Reported
- 7 Feb 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Cheese
Timeline
| 11 Jan 2024 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Published in enforcement report | +27 days |
| 23 Feb 2024 | Classified by FDA | +16 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
Tio Francisco Crema Centroamericana 16 oz. UPC 7-27242-00440-4 Tio Francisco, Campesino Crema Centroamericana Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Tio Francisco Crema Latina 16 oz. UPC 7-27242-35445-5 Tio Francisco Crema Latina Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Tio Francisco Crema La Deliciosa Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Tio Francisco Crema La Suprema Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Campesino Crema Menonita Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Tio Francisco, Food City, Santa Maria 16 oz. UPC 7-27242-00408-4, 7-27242-22410-9, 7-27242-35403-5 Tio Francisco, Campesino Crema Mexicana Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Crema Mexicana Tio Francisco 32 oz. UPC 7-27242-32403-8 Tio Francisco Crema Nortena Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Crema Santa Isabel Mexicana Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Crema Santa Isabel Centroamericana Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Food City Queso Crema 16 oz. San Carlos Queso Crema Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Sour Cream Mexicana, Latina, Nortena, Centroamericana (bulk)
Where it was distributed
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.
ArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIowaIllinoisKansasMarylandNorth CarolinaNew JerseyNevadaNew YorkOregonRhode IslandTexasUtahVirginiaWashington
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Which lots are affected?
All dates through 06/01/2024 PLU Batch ID 12401 B2-23282-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23282-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B2-23282-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-23282-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23282-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23283-Sour Cream Latina 430 B1-23283-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-23289-Sour Cream Mexicana 13743 B1-23289-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23289-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B2-23289-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B2-23289-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23289-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23291-Sour Cream Latina 406 B1-23291-Sour Cream Mexicana 480 B2-23291-Sour Cream Nortena 12401 B1-23296-Sour Cream Mexicana 13743 B1-23296-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B2-23296-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23296-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23298-Sour Cream Latina 430 B1-23298-Sour Cream Latina 407 B2-23303-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-23303-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B1-23303-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23305-Sour Cream Latina 407 B2-23310-Sour Cream Latina 430 B2-23310-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B2-23310-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23310-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B2-23310-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-23310-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23310-Sour Cream Mexicana 480 B1-23313-Sour Cream Nortena 407 B1-23317-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B2-23317-Sour Cream Mexicana 13743 B2-23317-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23317-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23317-Sour Cream Mexicana 12401 B2-23324-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23324-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B2-23324-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23324-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23331-Sour Cream Latina 430 B1-23331-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B2-23331-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23331-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23331-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23333-Sour Cream Latina 480 B1-23334-Sour Cream Nortena 12401 B2-23338-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-23338-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-23338-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23338-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23341-Sour Cream Latina 406 B1-23341-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23345-Sour Cream Latina 430 B1-23345-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-23345-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B1-23345-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B1-23345-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23345-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23347-Sour Cream Latina 480 B1-23349-Sour Cream Nortena 407 B1-23352-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-23352-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B1-23352-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B1-23352-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23352-Sour Cream Mexicana 12401 B1-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 13743 B1-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B1-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B1-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B1-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-23360-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-23363-Sour Cream Latina 407 B2-242-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-242-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B1-242-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B1-242-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-242-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-248-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-249-Sour Cream Latina 430 B1-249-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-249-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B1-249-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-2415-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-2415-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-2415-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-2415-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-2417-Sour Cream Latina 480 B1-2418-Sour Cream Nortena 407 B1-2422-Sour Cream Latina 430 B1-2422-Sour Cream Latina 407 B1-2423-Sour Cream Latina 12401 B1-2423-Sour Cream Mexicana 13743 B1-2423-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B1-2423-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B1-2423-Sour Cream Mexicana 13797 B1-2423-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-2425-Sour Cream Mexicana 12401 B2-2429-Sour Cream Mexicana 13795 B2-2429-Sour Cream Mexicana 13796 B2-2429-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B1-2429-Sour Cream Mexicana 406 B2-2429-Sour Cream Mexicana 407 B1-2431-Sour Cream Latina 419 B1-23291-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-23298-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B2-23303-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-23331-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-23341-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-23352-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-23363-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-249-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-2417-Sour Cream Centroamericana 419 B1-2422-Sour Cream Centroamericana 13797 B1-24002-Sour Cream Mexicana
Where was it sold?
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.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
13 other products · FDA event 93814This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is 365 Whole Foods Market Ricotta Part Skim recalled by Rizo Lopez Foods.
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