WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to ask a federal court to shut down Passaic, N.J. cheese manufacturer Quesos Mi Pueblito with an alleged history of operating under insanitary conditions and producing cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Quesos Mi Pueblito and two of its officers alleging that recent inspections by the FDA and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services found Listeria-contaminated cheese and insanitary conditions at the company.
If entered by the court, the injunction would stop the company and its officers from manufacturing and distributing food until they can bring their operations into full compliance with FDA food-safety regulations and produce cheese that does not test positive for the presence of Listeria.
Quesos Mi Pueblito manufactures and distributes a variety of soft, semi-soft and hard Mexican cheeses in grocery stores and supermarkets in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
