CASA CARDENAS

Name: CSWH grade, method v1.0
Rating: 78

Owned by Hmb, Inc. · 62 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 28, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade B (78)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 77.9516.

Grade by indicator
Indicator	Grade	What we found
Recalls (40%)	C (60)	1 Class I (10 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)	A (85)	Tier A: 1 of 62 products (Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)) · A (92) (25%) Tier B: 10 of 62 products (DATEM, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Potassium iodate, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1 and 1 more) · B (73) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)	A (100)	None found to the owner Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 pathogen) · IARC notes (6 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.

Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

Class I, Jan 11, 2024 · Pathogen · FDA event 93814
- Rizo Bros Cotija (Grated) 8 oz. UPC 72724200043 7 oz. UPC 7-27242-14022-5 Tio Francisco, Casa Cardenas 9 oz. UPC 7-27242-00022-2 & 8-11371-27109-4 Rizo Bros Cotija 8 oz. UPC 7-27242-00043-7 Tio Francisco Cotija 14 oz. 7-27242-00517-3 Food City Cotija 16 oz. Tio Francisco Cotija (Grated) 20 oz. UPC 7-27242-00056-7 Tio Francisco, San Carlos Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Tio Francisco Cotija Enchilado 14 oz. UPC 7-27242-00535-7 Food City, Casa Cardenas Cotija Enchilado 16 oz. Tio Francisco Cotija Enchilado Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Tio Francisco Cotija Rallado 12 oz. UPC 7-27242-00021-5 Tio Francisco Cotija Rallado Available to consumers at retail deli counters in various sizes Cotija (Bulk and grated bulk)
  Reason (FDA's words)
  Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
  Code information
  All dates through 07/31/2024 Bulk Products: PLU Batch ID 006 3FX-23219 031 1EZ-23219 42019 1EZ-23219 56010 2EY-23219 006 3FY-23220 001 4FX-23221 008 4FX-23221 019 1EW-23221 034 4FX-23221 019 1DX-23222 019 3EZ-23222 019 4EY-23222 019 2FX-23223 004 4FZ-23226 011 1EX-23226 019 3FY-23226 019 4FZ-23226 031 3FY-23226 004 3FX-23227 004 4EW-23227 56010 1EZ-23227 56010 2EY-23227 031 4FX-23228 045 1EW-23228 12006 4FX-23228 42019 4FX-23228 004 1EZ-23229 019 1EZ-23229 019 2EY-23229 019 4FW-23229 031 1EZ-23229 031 4FW-23229 56010 3EX-23229 004 1EZ-23233 004 4FW-23233 011 3EX-23233 001 1EY-23234 006 4EZ-23234 008 1EY-23234 034 1EY-23234 019 2EZ-23235 019 3EY-23235 019 4EX-23235 42019 2EZ-23235 006 3FY-23236 019 1EW-23236 019 2EZ-23236 019 4FX-23236 12006 4FX-23236 019 1EX-23237 019 2EZ-23237 004 1EW-23240 004 3FY-23240 004 4FX-23240 019 1EW-23240 031 1EW-23240 56010 2EZ-23240 019 1EY-23241 019 3FX-23241 019 4EW-23241 030 2EZ-23241 56002 1DZ-23241 56002 3EX-23241 56002 4DW-23241 019 3FY-23242 031 3FY-23242 034 1EW-23242 001 1EW-23243 004 3FZ-23243 006 2FX-23243 008 1EW-23243 019 1EW-23243 019 3FZ-23243 031 1EW-23243 032 1EW-23243 12006 1EW-23243 56010 4EY-23243 004 2FX-23248 006 3FW-23248 011 1EY-23248 019 4EZ-23248 004 4EW-23249 006 3FX-23249 031 1EZ-23249 031 4EW-23249 12006 1EZ-23249 56002 4DW-23249 56006 3FX-23249 019 2FX-23250 019 3FW-23250 031 2FX-23250 004 2EZ-23254 045 1EW-23254 046 3EX-23254 004 1EY-23255 004 2FW-23255 004 3EZ-23255 42019 1EY-23255 56010 4EX-23255 019 1EZ-23256 031 1EZ-23256 031 3EX-23256 42019 3EX-23256 006 1EW-23257 12006 1EW-23257 008 3EZ-23261 019 2EW-23261 019 3EZ-23261 032 1EX-23261 034 1EX-23261 56010 4EY-23261 006 1FX-23262 006 2EW-23262 011 4EY-23262 019 2FX-23263 019 3FW-23263 031 3FW-23263 031 4EZ-23263 42019 4EZ-23263 019 3FY-23264 12006 4FX-23264 019 2FY-23265 019 3FX-23265 030 1DZ-23265 031 3FX-23265 004 2EY-23268 004 3FW-23268 006 4EZ-23268 031 2EY-23268 031 3FW-23268 56001 2EY-23268 56006 4EZ-23268 56010 1EX-23268 004 1EW-23269 004 3EY-23269 006 4EX-23269 019 2FZ-23269 56010 2EZ-23269 019 3EX-23270 045 1EZ-23270 019 1EX-23271 019 2EZ-23271 42019 4FY-23271 0074 3FW-23275 019 1FY-23276 019 2EX-23276 56010 4EZ-23276 004 3EY-23277 006 1EW-23277 006 2EZ-23277 011 4EX-23277 019 3EY-23277 12006 2EZ-23277 004 3FY-23278 001 1EZ-23282 008 1EZ-23282 019 1EZ-23282 034 4EW-23282 56010 2EY-23282 006 1EW-23283 019 1EW-23283 019 4EY-23283 031 4EY-23283 12006 1EW-23283 006 4FX-23284 004 1EW-23285 004 2EZ-23285 004 3EY-23285 019 3EY-23285 006 3FW-23289 56010 2EX-23289 019 1FX-23290 019 2EW-23290 019 3EZ-23290 031 3EZ-23290 046 4EY-23290 004 3EX-23291 004 4EW-23291 006 2EY-23291 004 2EX-23292 006 4FZ-23292 019 3EW-23292 031 3EW-23292 12006 4FZ-23292 006 3FX-23296 019 2FY-23296 019 4EW-23296 12006 3FX-23296 42019 2FY-23296 56006 3FX-23296 56010 1EZ-23296 019 4FX-23297 045 1EW-23297 56010 3EY-23297 019 1FY-23298 019 2FZ-23298 019 1EZ-23299 019 2EY-23299 019 3EX-23299 002 2EW-23303 004 1EX-23303 019 2FW-23303 019 4EY-23303 004 1FY-23304 004 2EX-23304 006 3EW-23304 011 4EZ-23304 12006 1FY-23304 006 1EW-23305 008 3FZ-23305 019 2EZ-23305 019 3FZ-23305 019 4FY-23305 0074 2EZ-23306 019 1EW-23306 001 4EY-23310 019 4EY-23310 56010 1EW-23310 011 2EY-23311 019 1EZ-23311 019 3FX-23311 019 4EW-23311 006 1FX-23312 019 3EY-23312 031 1FX-23312 031 4EX-23312 12006 4EX-23312 42019 1FX-23312 42019 3EY-23312 004 1EY-23313 004 2EX-23313 004 3EW-23313 004 4EZ-23313 006 1EY-23313 12006 1EY-23313 56010 2EW-23314 019 1BZ-23317 019 2BY-23317 56010 4AW-23317 019 1FZ-23318 12006 1FZ-23318 004 1EX-23319 004 3FZ-23319 004 4EY-23319 019 2FX-23319 019 4EY-23319 006 3FZ-23320 019 4EY-23320 42019 3EX-23324 006 2EX-23325 019 1EY-23325 031 1EY-23325 031 4EZ-23325 045 3FX-23325 12006 2EX-23325 004 1FX-23331 004 3FZ-23331 004 4EY-23331 019 2FW-23331 019 4EY-23331 046 1EX-23331 006 3FX-23332 006 4EW-23332 56010 1EZ-23332 008 2EZ-23333 019 1FW-23333 031 1FW-23333 56006 2EZ-23333 0074 4FX-23334 019 1EZ-23334 019 2EY-23334 019 3EX-23334 031 3EX-23334 12006 4FX-
  Recalling firm
  Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. dba Don Francisco Cheese
  Dates
  Recall started Jan 11, 2024; classified Feb 23, 2024
  Status
  Ongoing (status reported by FDA at classification)
  How we matched it
  matched by UPC 811371271094 (upc)
  FDA record F-0916-2024: openFDA · Report an error

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) Tier A in 1 of 62 products
- FDA final rule revoking the authorization of brominated vegetable oil in food (89 FR 55040, 2024-07-03): revoked for food by FDA, effective Aug 2, 2024.
- California AB 418 (2023), the California Food Safety Act, Stats. 2023 ch. 328, Health and Safety Code § 109025: banned in food by state law (CA), effective Jan 1, 2027.
DATEM Tier B in 4 of 62 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(15): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 4 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(43): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 4 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(44): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Potassium iodate Tier B in 4 of 62 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(29): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 3 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Blue No. 1 Tier B in 2 of 62 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(7): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Titanium dioxide Tier B in 1 of 62 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(41): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 6 of 62 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.

Products (16)

PREMIUM SODA, ORANGE · UPC 811371503140 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
A Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) ("brominated vegetable oil"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
ASSORTED GELATIN · UPC 811371701034 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
CASA CARDENAS, CHEESY PUFFS · UPC 811371110973 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
CASA CARDENAS, HOT DOG BUNS · UPC 811371132111 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error
CHOCOLATE CREAM WAFERS · UPC 811371103067 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("fd and c yellow 6") · Report an error
ENRICHED WHITE BREAD PAN BLANCO · UPC 811371131169 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error
HAMBURGER BUNS · UPC 811371131114 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error
JALAPENO RANCH DRESSING · UPC 811371101162 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Titanium dioxide ("titanium dioxide") · Report an error
VANILLA CREAM WAFERS · UPC 811371102060 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5") · Report an error
WHEAT BREAD PAN INTEGRAL · UPC 811371132166 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B DATEM ("datem"); B Potassium iodate ("potassium iodate") · Report an error
CASA CARDENAS, COOKED HAM · UPC 811371700082 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
CASA CARDENAS, TURKEY BREAST · UPC 811371700105 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
COOKED HAM · UPC 811371700129 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
COOKED HAM · UPC 811371700242 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
HAM, HONEY · UPC 811371702123 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
TURKEY BREAST · UPC 811371700075 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error

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FDA warning letters to Hmb, Inc., Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026

None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.