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SEC Charges Former New York Investment Analyst for Alleged Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:26-cv-04778; S.D.N.Y. filed June 5, 2026) involving an ex-New York investment analyst for alleged insider trading:
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On June 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged JianQing Li, a former investment analyst at a New York-based investment adviser, with allegedly insider trading in the securities of at least twelve healthcare companies from February 2024 through October 2025.
According to the SEC's complaint, Li had access, through his employment at a registered investment
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WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:26-cv-04778; S.D.N.Y. filed June 5, 2026) involving an ex-New York investment analyst for alleged insider trading:
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On June 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged JianQing Li, a former investment analyst at a New York-based investment adviser, with allegedly insider trading in the securities of at least twelve healthcare companies from February 2024 through October 2025.
According to the SEC's complaint, Li had access, through his employment at a registered investmentadviser focused on the healthcare sector, to confidential information about his employer's healthcare company clients' upcoming securities offerings and clinical drug data, such as the terms of upcoming private placements and the results of clinical drug trials, that his employer had agreed to keep secret. The complaint alleges that once Li's employer was "wall-crossed" and obtained material non-public information about its healthcare company clients, Li misappropriated that confidential information and, before the information became public, traded in the healthcare companies' securities for his own personal benefit. As alleged, Li realized more than $320,000 in illicit profits.
The SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charges Li with violating the antifraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b 5 thereunder, and seeks a permanent injunction, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, civil penalties, and a conduct based injunction prohibiting Li from acting as or associating with an investment adviser.
On June 5, 2026, Li was charged in a parallel criminal action brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Kim Han, Janna Berke, and Melissa Coppola, under the supervision of Mark Sylvester, all with the SEC's New York Regional Office. The litigation is being led by Christopher M. Colorado and Kim Han. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the FBI, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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Resources
* SEC Complaint (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2026/comp26561.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26561
NASA's INCUS Mission on Road to Launch, Study Storms From Space
PASADENA, California, June 6 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA's INCUS Mission on Road to Launch, Study Storms From Space
The mission's three SmallSats will provide insights to improve storm forecasting, potentially mitigating loss of life and property damage in affected communities.
Teams working on NASA's INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission, the first space-based survey of the dynamics of tropical convective storms, have completed assembly and tested two of the mission's small satellites, or SmallSats.
Testing continues on
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PASADENA, California, June 6 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA's INCUS Mission on Road to Launch, Study Storms From Space
The mission's three SmallSats will provide insights to improve storm forecasting, potentially mitigating loss of life and property damage in affected communities.
Teams working on NASA's INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission, the first space-based survey of the dynamics of tropical convective storms, have completed assembly and tested two of the mission's small satellites, or SmallSats.
Testing continues onthe third SmallSat and is scheduled for completion no earlier than September in advance of a 2027 launch.
Characterized by the sudden and intense lifting of large amounts of air and water, tropical convective storms provide more than half of the world's precipitation, a crucial source of life-supporting fresh water. But they also produce severe weather, which can increase risks to life and property.
The INCUS mission will help improve understanding of where, when, and why convective storms form. Read more here (https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/smallsatellites/2026/06/05/nasas-incus-mission-on-road-to-launch-study-storms-from-space/).
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Original text here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-incus-mission-on-road-to-launch-study-storms-from-space/
Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Spring Cleaning
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 5, 2026:
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Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Spring Cleaning
In Three Months, Operation Results in 1100 Arrests, Nearly 1000 Illegal Firearms Seized, and Seizure of Over 2700 Pounds of Various Drugs
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The Department of Justice today announced the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the FBI to combat gang-related threats and enhance public safety. The operation coordinated with federal, state, and local law enforcement and targeted the illegal
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WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 5, 2026:
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Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Spring Cleaning
In Three Months, Operation Results in 1100 Arrests, Nearly 1000 Illegal Firearms Seized, and Seizure of Over 2700 Pounds of Various Drugs
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The Department of Justice today announced the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the FBI to combat gang-related threats and enhance public safety. The operation coordinated with federal, state, and local law enforcement and targeted the illegalflow of firearms and narcotics in our communities. The operation began on March 1 and ended May 31.
In total, Operation Spring Cleaning led to over 1100 arrests, over 600 charges filed, and almost 600 search warrants conducted. The operation also resulted in the seizure of:
* Almost 1000 illegal firearms, dozens of which were equipped with machine gun conversion devices (MCDs) as well as over 75 stand-alone MCDs;
* Over 2,700 pounds of illegal narcotics including
- Over 500 kilograms of cocaine or more than 1100 pounds,
- Nearly 700 pounds of methamphetamine,
- Over 550 pounds of marijuana,
- Nearly 50 kilograms of fentanyl or more than 100 pounds,
- Almost 40 kilograms of heroin or more than 85 pounds,
- More than 7 kilograms of crack cocaine or more than 16 pounds, and
- More than 13,200 pills of MDMA, also known as ecstasy or molly.
"When our neighborhoods are safe from the scourge of deadly drugs, individuals and families can prosper," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The Trump Administration has made significant progress in removing this poison from our streets, a key step in our commitment to making America safe again."
"This FBI understands that communities across our country have been ravaged by gangs and the firearms and narcotics they flood our streets with," said FBI Director Kash Patel. "Operation Spring Cleaning represents our total commitment to crushing this kind of violent crime and eliminating the criminal networks who facilitate them - with over 1,000 arrests, 1,000 firearms seized, and 3,000 pounds of narcotics removed from our neighborhoods. Righteous operations like this show this FBI is only getting started and will continue delivering the most prolific run of crime reduction in U.S. history."
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-results-operation-spring-cleaning
FinCEN Asks Financial Institutions to Detect and Report Illicit Activity Related to Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release:
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FinCEN Asks Financial Institutions to Detect and Report Illicit Activity Related to Illegal Aliens
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory urging financial institutions to be vigilant against risks presented by the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.
"President Trump has done more than anyone in history to secure our nation's borders. Part of that effort includes securing our financial system," said Secretary of the Treasury
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WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release:
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FinCEN Asks Financial Institutions to Detect and Report Illicit Activity Related to Illegal Aliens
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory urging financial institutions to be vigilant against risks presented by the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.
"President Trump has done more than anyone in history to secure our nation's borders. Part of that effort includes securing our financial system," said Secretary of the TreasuryScott Bessent. "This Administration will not allow illegal aliens to abuse financial institutions to steal billions of dollars from hardworking American taxpayers."
By hiring, concealing, and exploiting non-work authorized populations, employers can gain an unfair advantage over legitimate U.S. businesses, depress wages, facilitate identity theft of Americans, and steal tax revenue meant for government benefit programs. Schemes to pay unlawful workers often rely upon access to the U.S. financial system, including U.S. banks. Unlawfully obtained wages can be leveraged to facilitate the financing of transnational criminal organizations--several of which have been designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations--and their global criminal enterprises, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, and other illicit activity in the United States. In one case study described in the Advisory, two foreign national fraudsters conspired to operate a years-long payroll scheme that employed undocumented aliens working illegally and cost the United States more than $38 million.
FinCEN issued this Advisory jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and National Credit Union Administration and in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service. This Advisory supports Executive Order 14406, Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System, and Treasury's continued effort to prevent the exploitation of the U.S. financial system by illegal aliens in the United States.
Financial Institutions are Critical to Detecting and Reporting Illicit Activity Related to Non-Work Authorized Populations
The Advisory calls attention to identity theft and payroll fraud as key features in schemes by complicit employers in the agriculture, construction, domestic service, hospitality, and other industries to conceal violations of U.S. immigration laws.
* Unlawful aliens can illicitly obtain Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to gain unlawful employment and wages, employer- and government-provided health care benefits in the United States, and access to financial services.
* Complicit employers can also use payroll tax fraud schemes to conceal their hiring of low-wage unlawful alien workers, as well as to evade taxes and workers' compensation benefits.
* In 2025, financial institutions reported over $2.5 billion in suspicious activity associated with these payroll tax fraud schemes.
The Advisory also highlights how these schemes involve a complicit labor broker who sets up a shell company, often an unregistered money services business providing off-the-books payroll or payment processor services for complicit employers and their unlawful alien workers.
* FinCEN's analysis highlights how complicit labor brokers may use a foreign identity document--such as a foreign passport--or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to open the account for the shell company at a bank.
* Complicit employers send checks to these shell companies for purported services or products related to their industry.
* The complicit labor broker then launders the funds and sends payments to the unlawful alien workers on behalf of the complicit employers through (i) cash couriers, (ii) checks, or (iii) peer-to-peer platforms without withholding any Federal and state payroll taxes for either the unlawful alien workers or their employers.
Enhanced Due Diligence for Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs)
The Advisory encourages banks to consider the use of an ITIN when applying appropriate risk-based procedures for customer due diligence, in light of the totality of other factors and available information. Specifically, when an ITIN is presented in lieu of a Social Security number or valid employment authorization document to obtain credit products or open an account, banks are encouraged to assess whether the use of an ITIN may be a relevant risk factor.
Reporting Suspicious Activity
The joint Advisory includes 18 red flag indicators to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and report suspicious activity connected to fraud schemes involving the unlawful employment of unlawful aliens. FinCEN requests that financial institutions use the key term "FINANCIALINTEGRITY-2026-A002" in SAR field 2 (Filing Institution Note to FinCEN) and the narrative to indicate a connection between the suspicious activity being reported and the activities highlighted in this Advisory. In addition to filing a Suspicious Activity Report, FinCEN encourages financial institutions and the public to report any tips or complaints about employers that knowingly employ and/or exploit unauthorized workers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Tip Form or by calling (866) 347-2423.
FinCEN's Advisory Program
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's Advisory Program communicates priority money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit finance threats and vulnerabilities to the U.S. financial system. Financial institutions may use this information to support effective, risk-based, and reasonably designed AML/CFT programs and suspicious activity monitoring systems to help generate highly useful information for law enforcement and national security agencies. FinCEN's Advisory Program has resulted in highly useful Suspicious Activity Reports that have helped law enforcement and national security agencies "follow the money" to uncover and disrupt criminal activity, protect the U.S. financial system, and hold illicit actors accountable.
FinCEN's Whistleblower Program
FinCEN maintains a whistleblower program to encourage reporting on violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and certain sanctions and national security laws. Individuals who provide actionable information may be eligible for awards if their tip leads to a successful enforcement action. FinCEN encourages individuals with relevant information to submit whistleblower tips and learn more about FinCEN's Whistleblower Program at www.fincen.gov/whistleblower-program.
Financial Institution:
Casinos
Depository Institutions
Insurance Industry
Money Services Businesses
Mortgage Co/Broker
Precious Metals/Jewelry Industry
Securities and Futures
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Original text here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0523
Environment and Natural Resources Division: Company Ordered to Pay $500,000 Criminal Fine for Violating Asbestos Regulations in Michigan
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on June 5, 2026:
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Company Ordered to Pay $500,000 Criminal Fine for Violating Asbestos Regulations in Michigan
Note, the press release has been updated to include a quote from EPA.
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Applied Partners LLC was sentenced today to pay a $500,000 fine and complete a two-year term of probation for the company's illegal handling of regulated asbestos containing material (RACM) at a site in Saginaw, Michigan.
The company had previously pleaded guilty to violating
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WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on June 5, 2026:
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Company Ordered to Pay $500,000 Criminal Fine for Violating Asbestos Regulations in Michigan
Note, the press release has been updated to include a quote from EPA.
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Applied Partners LLC was sentenced today to pay a $500,000 fine and complete a two-year term of probation for the company's illegal handling of regulated asbestos containing material (RACM) at a site in Saginaw, Michigan.
The company had previously pleaded guilty to violatingthe Clean Air Act's asbestos work practice standards for its role in demolishing a structure in 2019. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to cancers like mesothelioma and lung cancer or noncancerous conditions like asbestosis.
According to court documents, Applied Partners acquired a defunct industrial site in Saginaw in 2018 with the intention of demolishing and scrapping structures on the property before reselling it. In fall 2019, despite knowing that RACM remained in a structure called the Power House, Applied Partners directed another company to begin demolition.
Between about Sept. 19 and Oct. 24, 2019, employees of the company performing the demolition used heavy machinery to break apart brick walls and to pull down at least one large facility component covered in RACM from the upper floors of the structure. The demolition was done in violation of numerous asbestos work practice standards. Demolition ceased once regulators performed sampling and informed Applied Partners that it would need to perform remediation of remaining RACM before demolition could continue.
"Applied Partners knowingly disregarded asbestos work practice standards designed to protect human health," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). "Today's sentence demonstrates that public health is among our highest priorities, and we will prosecute those who violate environmental laws."
"By demolishing an old industrial site with intentional disregard of the asbestos at the site, Applied Partners exposed workers to hazardous asbestos fibers. The asbestos regulations and work practice standards protect Americans from cancer and other harm from asbestos," said EPA's Assistant Administrator Jeffrey A. Hall of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. "This prosecution and sentencing shows that companies that profit off of exposing American workers or communities to hazardous air pollutants will be held accountable."
The EPA's Criminal Investigation Division investigated the case. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, Environmental Investigation Section, assisted with the investigation.
Trial Attorney Rachel Roberts of ENRD's Environmental Crimes Section, Assistant U.S. Attorney Katharine Hemann for the Eastern District of Michigan, and EPA Regional Criminal Enforcement Counsel Samuel Cardick prosecuted the case.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/company-ordered-pay-500000-criminal-fine-violating-asbestos-regulations-michigan
Department of Energy and U.S. Army Reach a Major Milestone on Advanced Microreactors
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
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Department of Energy and U.S. Army reach a major milestone on advanced microreactors
Antares Nuclear completed a zero-power criticality test for its Mark-0 demonstrator reactor at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, 2026. This milestone advances the deployment of next-generation microreactors and reflects strong collaboration between the U.S. Army and the Department of Energy to support military applications of advanced nuclear technologies.
Antares is the first company in the Energy Department's Reactor Pilot Program
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WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
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Department of Energy and U.S. Army reach a major milestone on advanced microreactors
Antares Nuclear completed a zero-power criticality test for its Mark-0 demonstrator reactor at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, 2026. This milestone advances the deployment of next-generation microreactors and reflects strong collaboration between the U.S. Army and the Department of Energy to support military applications of advanced nuclear technologies.
Antares is the first company in the Energy Department's Reactor Pilot Program(RPP) to receive agency authorization and successfully complete a fueled criticality test. As directed by Presidential Executive Order 14301, "Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy," the RPP aims for at least three advanced reactors to reach criticality by July 4, 2026. The RPP offers foundational support to the Army's Janus Program, a strategic initiative to deploy advanced nuclear microreactors for installation and operational nuclear energy.
The Janus Program is the Army's answer to Presidential Executive Order 14299, "Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security." The Army coordinated with the Energy Department to ensure fuel was fabricated in time to support the criticality timeline and also provided expertise to support the safety review of the Antares criticality test.
"This is a historic moment for advanced nuclear energy in the United States," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. "The Antares team has achieved a major milestone in the development of micro-reactor technology, and the Trump administration is proud to have supported their efforts. These technologies will play a critical role in strengthening U.S. energy security for both military and civilian applications."
Jeff Waksman, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, said, "The criticality test of Antares Nuclear's Mark-0 reactor is an important step toward meeting the president's goals for nuclear power resiliency for the U.S. Army. A microreactor is now generating neutrons."
"Next, we need a microreactor to generate electrons, and we need to do so with sufficient reliability and maintainability to improve energy resilience at military installations," Waksman said. "The tight teamwork demonstrated here between the Army and Department of Energy teams sets us up in a good place to deliver on nuclear power at a military installation in 2028."
Antares Nuclear's testing at Idaho National Laboratory's Materials and Fuels Complex -- the former site of the Army's Mobile, Low Power-1 mobile reactor -- highlights historical ties and ongoing Army and Energy Department cooperation to develop and regulate advanced microreactor nuclear power solutions. The ongoing partnership will enable authorizations and associated achievements under the RPP to influence and mature permitting and regulatory frameworks within the Army Reactor Regulatory Office for the Janus Program.
The Army Reactor Regulatory Office has statutory authority to independently regulate and permit nuclear reactors deployed to support military missions. The alignment between the Army and the Energy Department in permitting allows the Army to leverage the Energy Department's safety frameworks and operational lessons learned.
Ultimately, the successful Mark-0 criticality test represents more than a technical milestone; it is a critical step toward providing energy resilience for national defense infrastructure. Through continued collaboration and decisive innovation, the Army and the Energy Department are transforming energy resilience into an operational reality, ensuring military installations remain powered, secure, and mission-ready for the challenges of tomorrow.
For more information about the Janus Program, please visit this link (https://www.army.mil/article/289074/army_announces_next_steps_on_janus_program_for_next_generation_nuclear_energy).
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Original text here: https://www.army.mil/article/293057/department_of_energy_and_u_s_army_reach_a_major_milestone_on_advanced_microreactors
CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak Linked to Requeson/soft Ricotta Cheese
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release:
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CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to requeson/soft ricotta cheese
Key Points
* Eight people across three states (MD, NY, VA) have gotten sick from the same strain of Listeria. Seven of those people have been hospitalized and one person in MD has died.
* Certain soft cheeses made by Clover Hill Dairy sold in grocery stores and other retail locations have been recalled.
* The Maryland Department of Health has suspended Clover Hill Dairy's
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WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release:
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CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to requeson/soft ricotta cheese
Key Points
* Eight people across three states (MD, NY, VA) have gotten sick from the same strain of Listeria. Seven of those people have been hospitalized and one person in MD has died.
* Certain soft cheeses made by Clover Hill Dairy sold in grocery stores and other retail locations have been recalled.
* The Maryland Department of Health has suspended Clover Hill Dairy'soperating license and is conducting a follow up evaluation in cooperation with the facility.
* CDC and FDA are working to identify if any other products are linked to this outbreak.
What You Should Do
* Do not eat recalled requeson/soft ricotta cheese.
* If you are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system, do not eat recalled requeson/soft ricotta cheese.
- Be aware that soft cheeses, even pasteurized ones, can be a riskier food choice. See CDC's advice for choosing safer foods.
* Clean your refrigerator, containers, and surfaces that may have touched the recalled cheese. Listeria can survive in the refrigerator and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
* Call a healthcare provider right away if you have severe symptoms after eating recalled cheese.
What Businesses Should Do
* Do not sell or serve recalled requeson/soft ricotta cheese.
* Wash and sanitize items and surfaces that may have touched recalled cheese.
Listeria Symptoms:
* Listeria is especially harmful to pregnant women and people who are 65 or older or who have weakened immune systems. This is because Listeria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, resulting in a severe condition known as invasive listeriosis.
* For pregnant women, Listeria can cause pregnancy loss, premature birth, or a life-threatening infection in newborns.
* For people who are 65 years or older or who have a weakened immune system, Listeria often results in hospitalization and sometimes death.
* Symptoms usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after.
- Pregnant women: Fever, muscle aches, and tiredness. Your illness may be mild, but Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.
- Other people may have: Headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.
If you have questions about cases in a particular state, please call that state's health department.
If you are a member of the media, please fill out this Request for Comment form to submit your media inquiry to CDC.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or acute, or from human activity or deliberate attack, CDC's world-leading experts protect lives and livelihoods, national security and the U.S. economy by providing timely, commonsense information, and rapidly identifying and responding to diseases, including outbreaks and illnesses. CDC drives science, public health research, and data innovation in communities across the country by investing in local initiatives to protect everyone's health.
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Original text here: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/cdc-warns-of-listeria-outbreak-linked-to-requeson-soft-ricotta-cheese.html
