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Deadly decadelong listeria outbreak linked to cotija and queso fresco from a California business

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By JONEL ALECCIA
AP Health Writer

A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decadelong outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the announcement Tuesday. Rizo-Lopez Foods of Modesto, California, has recalled more than 60 types of soft cheeses, sour cream and yogurt after the bacteria was found in a product. At least 26 people in 11 states have been sickened since 2014. Two people died in Texas and California. The CDC previously investigated the outbreak in 2017 and 2021.

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