FDA Enforcement Report Details Ongoing Class I Recall of Selectos Latinos Mexican Cottage Cheese
An ongoing recall covers 169 units of Mexican cottage cheese distributed in Maryland and Virginia due to potential Listeria contamination.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 12:50 p.m. ET
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Aug 18, 2026, 1:08 p.m. ET
FDA Classifies Selectos Latinos Cottage Cheese Recall as Class I Risk
On August 12, 2026, an official FDA enforcement report classified the ongoing recall of Selectos Latinos Requeson Mexicano Mexican Cottage Cheese as a Class I action. According to FDA definitions, Class I is the agency's most serious recall category, applied when there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death.
The recall, initiated by La Colonia Foods Llc on June 4, 2026, covers 169 (16-oz) units distributed to MD and VA. The product is Net Weight 16 oz, packed into retail-sized clear plastic containers labeled "Keep refrigerated," with identifying code Selec1011 and recall number H-1219-2026. The agency's records note the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
According to the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, as well as miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Agency database records show 3 other recall actions by La Colonia Foods Llc on August 12, 2026, and 569 food recalls citing Listeria monocytogenes over the last 2 years. The status of the recall remains ongoing.
Aug 18, 2026, 12:54 p.m. ET
FDA Closes Recall Action for Selectos Latinos Mexican Cottage Cheese
The FDA has closed its action regarding the recall of Selectos Latinos Requeson Mexicano Mexican Cottage Cheese on August 12, 2026, indicating the agency considers the recall carried out. The recall was initiated on June 4, 2026, by La Colonia Foods Llc for 169 (16-oz) units of product packed into retail-sized clear plastic containers. Anyone who still has the product can identify it by the code Selec1011.
According to FDA enforcement report H-1219-2026, the recall was classified as Class I because products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to MD and VA. The FDA defines Class I as its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. The FDA states that Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, and that infection in pregnant women can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.
FDA records list 3 other recall actions by La Colonia Foods Llc on August 12, 2026, involving Selectos Latinos Requeson Salvadoreno Ricotta Style Salvadorean Cheese, La Colonia Foods Salvadoreno Requeson Soft Ricotta, Net Wt: 14 oz (367, and Requeson bulk product from Clover Hill Dairy packed into a plastic 18. Agency records also show 569 food recalls citing Listeria monocytogenes in the last 2 years. These historical records provide context and say nothing about fault or cause in this action.
Aug 18, 2026, 12:50 p.m. ETFirst report
FDA Enforcement Report Details Ongoing Recall of Mexican Cottage Cheese
According to FDA enforcement records published on August 12, 2026, an ongoing Class I recall was initiated on June 4, 2026, by La Colonia Foods Llc for 169 (16-oz) units of Selectos Latinos Requeson Mexicano Mexican Cottage Cheese. The developing recall applies to Net Weight 16 oz products packed into retail-sized clear plastic containers labeled Keep refrigerated, carrying the identifying code Selec1011. The product was distributed to Maryland and Virginia.
The FDA classified the action under recall number H-1219-2026 because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A Class I classification is the FDA's most serious category, defined by the agency as a situation where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. According to the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes causes listeriosis, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, and infection in pregnant women can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.
FDA database records list 3 other Class I recall actions for La Colonia Foods Llc on August 12, 2026, regarding potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination: Selectos Latinos Requeson Salvadoreno Ricotta Style Salvadorean Cheese; La Colonia Foods Salvadoreno Requeson Soft Ricotta, Net Wt: 14 oz (367; and Requeson, bulk product from Clover Hill Dairy packed into a plastic 18. Agency recall history records are provided for context only and say nothing about fault in this action.
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