Class ITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Quesito El Establo: food recall H-0536-2025
Quesito El Establo of Salem, NH recalled Quesito El Establo brand Spanish Cheese QUESITO COLOMBIANO; INGREDIENTS: Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Vitamins C and… Reason: Product was manufactured and held under insanitary conditions. Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA listed it as Class I in its Enforcement Report dated Aug 20, 2025; distribution: Massachusetts.
Record status as published: Terminated (terminated Mar 12, 2026). openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Recall details
- Product
- Quesito El Establo brand Spanish Cheese QUESITO COLOMBIANO; INGREDIENTS: Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Vitamins C and D; INGREDIENTES: Leche, Cuajo, Sal, Vitaminas C y D; NET WT. 1 LB.; KEEP REFRIGERATED
- Product quantity
- 800 units
- Reason for recall
- Product was manufactured and held under insanitary conditions. Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- Codes, lots and dates on the package
- All product codes.
- Distribution pattern
- MA
- Recalling firm
- Quesito El Establo, Salem, NH
- Classification
- Class I — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm first notified customers
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
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Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Recall initiated by the firm | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Classified by the FDA | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Published in the Enforcement Report | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Terminated | Mar 12, 2026 |
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Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA food enforcement reports, recall number H-0536-2025 (openFDA record). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).
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