Thursday, November 20, 2014

Recalls for Oasis Brands Inc. Products

About a month ago, the dairy product distributor Oasis Brands Inc. put out a public statement to recall roughly over a dozen of their dairy products. Based in Miami, Florida, the products that were sold were only distributed in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The reason for the recall as stated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was due to the fact that the dairy products have the potential to be contaminated with the strain Listeria monocytogenes.  

One of the products in the recall.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, Listeriosis is a serious infection that is caused when a person consumes food that has been contaminated the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The CDC says those who are to be most affected by the Listerosis are primarily pregnant women, newborn babies, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. On the CDC website, it gives a list of possible symptoms for those affected. Those who have it will show typical symptoms of:

  • headache
  • stiff neck
  • confusion
  • loss of balance
  • convulsions
  • fever
  • muscle aches

The CDC further states that Listerosis is treatable and curable in a majority of cases when treated with antibiotics. They even state those who have consumed foods with the Listeria bacteria and show none of the symptoms do not need any treatments.

The products being recalled have the expiration dates of July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. A full list of the dairy products with their batch ID code from Oasis Brands Inc. is provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and as is follows:

Queso Seco Centroamericano (Dry White Cheese) 1LbUPC 876593 001874
Queso Seco Olanchano (Dry Cheese) 1LbUPC 635349 000840
Queso Seco Hondureno (Dry Cheese) 12ozUPC 876593 001690
Quesito Casero (Fresh Curd) 12ozUPC 635349 000406
My Queso (Latin Flavor Cheese) 1LbUPC 635349 000406
Queso Cuzcatlan (Salvadorean Flavor Cheese) 1LbUPC 635349 000406
Queso para Freir (Cheese for Frying) 12ozUPC 635349 000758
Queso Fresco (Fresh Cheese) 12ozUPC 635349 000703
Cuajada en Hoja Queso Casero Hecho a Mano (Fresh Curd) 12ozUPC 635349 000895
Crema Centroamericana (Soft Blend Dairy Spread) 1LbUPC 876593 001898
Mantequilla Hondurena (Honduran Style Cream) 1LbUPC 635349 000772
Crema Nica (Grade A Cultured Cream) 1LbUPC 635349 000468
HonduCrema Olanchana (Olanchana Style Soft Blend Dairy Spread) 1LbUPC 635349 000598
Crema Guatemalteca (Guatemalan Style Cream) 1LbUPC 635349 000819
Crema GuateLinda (Guatemalan Style Cream) 1LbUPC 635349 000390
Crema Cuzcatlan (Salvadorean Style Cream) 1LbUPC 635349 000444

As of right now, the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and all states that have been affected are working together and investigating how the strain got into the products. Oasis Brands has also stopped all production of these products while the investigation is ongoing.

As a consumer of dairy products myself, I like to be informed what is going on with my food just as much as the next person. I'm glad they discovered the origins of the bacteria before anyone else ate the products or became sick. There are still plenty of other dairy food distributors as well in the region not contaminated that can provide people with wholesome dairy products. Well, until next time friends, remember your three servings, and have and dairy good day!






Information located at:
http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/definition.html
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm419283.htm
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/recalled-mexican-style-dairy-linked-to-death-3-listeria-illnesses/#.VG7ScPnF-So

Picture located at:
http://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/after-listeria-illnesses-oasis-brands-recalls-dairy-products/#.VG663fnF-So

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