Stop using nowFood recall · FDA · Published May 11, 2017
Global Garlic Queso Fresco Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Global Garlic Inc. recalls Queso Fresco x LB (Barra) whole milk cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should avoid use of affected products.
“Global Garlic Queso Fresco Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/21360-global-garlic-queso-fresco-cheese-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2410-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2410-2017%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 11, 2017, that Global Garlic, Inc. voluntarily recalled Queso Fresco x LB (Barra)/ Whole Milk Cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The Class I recall affects 286.2 lbs of product distributed to Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Global Garlic
Product: Queso Fresco x LB (Barra)/ Whole Milk Cheese
Net Wt: 5-6 lbs
Expiration Date: 06/17/2017
UPC: None
The hazard
The product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Global Garlic, Inc. has one other recall on record since March 8, 2016, involving Ducal Apple Nectar Cans recalled for arsenic levels over 10 ppb. Other recent recalls of similar products include La Colonia Foods Recalls Mexican Cottage Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination Risk (June 4, 2026), La Col: Recalls Salvadorean Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination Risk (June 4, 2026), and Made Fresh Salads Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk (Feb. 19, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
The recalled product is Queso Fresco x LB (Barra) whole milk cheese with a net weight of 5-6 lbs. and an expiration date of June 17, 2017. It does not have a UPC code.
Brand
Global Garlic
Category
Food
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Distributed to FL, IL, KY, LA, NC.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
F-2409-2017
De Mi Pais, Queso Fresco, Whole Milk Cheese, Net Wt 16 oz.. (1 lb); Exp 09/19/2017, UPC 8-96211-00235-9
227 lbs
F-2410-2017
Queso Fresco x LB (Barra)/ Whole Milk Cheese, Net Wt 5-6 lbs.; Exp 06/17/2017, no UPC
286.2 lbs
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
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Discard the recalled Queso Fresco x LB (Barra) whole milk cheese immediately.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distributed to FL, IL, KY, LA, NC.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 55 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-2410-2017 (May 11, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2410-2017 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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