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El Abuelito Cheese Pleads Guilty in Federal Court Over Contaminated Queso Fresco Outbreak

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NJ Cheese Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Contaminated Food Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

NEWARK, N.J. — A Paterson, New Jersey cheese manufacturer has officially pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing adulterated queso fresco that was ultimately linked to a multi-state Listeria outbreak, resulting in a dozen hospitalizations and one tragic death.

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