A federal court has entered into a consent decree with Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. regarding a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to its cheeses.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California entered a permanent injunction against the company, prohibiting it from manufacturing and selling certain food products until it complies with federal law.
The consent decree comes after the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated a multi-year, multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections ultimately traced to queso fresco and cotija cheeses manufactured by Rizo Lopez Foods of Modesto, CA…