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Use caution Food recall · FDA · Published January 25, 2022

Quesos La Ricura Mi Ranchito Cheese Recall: Coliform Hazard

Quesos La Ricura recalls 14 oz Mi Ranchito Fresh Cheese with Hot Peppers due to potential coliform contamination. Check your product details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0733-2022FoodQuesos La Ricura ›
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Recalling firmQuesos La Ricura, Ltd.225 Park Ave · Hicksville, NY 11801-1408
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Quesos La Ricura, Ltd. is recalling its Mi Ranchito Fresh Cheese with Hot Peppers because it may contain elevated levels of coliform bacteria. The affected product was sold in Massachusetts, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Iowa, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Consumers should check their refrigerators for this specific item. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/13370-quesos-la-ricura-mi-ranchito-cheese-recall-coliform-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/13370-quesos-la-ricura-mi-ranchito-cheese-recall-coliform-hazard · Updated October 10, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0733-2022

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“Quesos La Ricura Mi Ranchito Cheese Recall: Coliform Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13370-quesos-la-ricura-mi-ranchito-cheese-recall-coliform-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0733-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0733-2022%22&limit=1).

Quesos La Ricura, Ltd. voluntarily recalled Mi Ranchito Fresh Cheese with Hot Peppers due to potential elevated coliform levels, the FDA announced on Jan. 25, 2022. The Food and Drug Administration issued recall F-0733-2022 for the Class II product.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Quesos La Ricura
  • Product: Mi Ranchito Fresh Cheese with Hot Peppers
  • Size: 14. 0z.
  • Sell by date: March 20 2022-2
  • Units affected: 2478 individual units

The hazard

The product may contain elevated levels of coliform, according to the FDA. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Quesos La Ricura, Ltd. has one other recall on record since Jan. 24, 2020: a Jan. 24, 2020 recall of Queso Cotija due to possible STEC contamination. Other recent recalls of similar products include La Col's June 4, 2026 Salvadorean Cheese recall for Listeria risk, Clover Hill Dairy's June 1, 2026 Smoked Pepper Cheese recall for Listeria risk, and the April 2, 2026 Raw Farm Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese recall for E. coli outbreak risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Quesos La Ricura Mi Ranchito Fresh Cheese with Hot Peppers in 14 oz packaging. The product has a sell-by date of March 20 2022-2. It was distributed in MA, CO, LA, TX, FL, MD, NC, IO, NY, CT and NJ.

  • Brand
    Quesos La Ricura
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check your product

    Verify if you have the recalled 14 oz Mi Ranchito Fresh Cheese with Hot Peppers by checking the brand and sell-by date of March 20 2022-2.

  2. Contact manufacturer

    Since no specific remedy is stated in the record, contact Quesos La Ricura, Ltd. for further instructions on returns or refunds.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 10 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “MA, CO, LA, TX, FL, MD, NC, IO, NY, CT and NJ” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 17 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 25, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Feb 10, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Feb 16, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 16, 2023420222023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0733-2022 (January 25, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0733-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 10, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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