FDA Announces Recall of Ricotta Salata Frescolina Brand for Possible Health Risk
Baltimore, MD (September 11, 2012) -- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and local health departments are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and public health officials in several other states to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. There have been no deaths, although the three Maryland cases currently identified with this outbreak have been hospitalized.