Certain foods – including ready-to-eat refrigerated foods, unpasteurized (raw) milk, and foods made with unpasteurized milk – often may be contaminated with a bacteria called Listeria, the third leading cause of death from food poisoning in the United States.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Queso fresco-type cheeses can support the growth of Listeria, a type of disease-causing bacteria that may result in a serious illness called listeriosis.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration