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The high demand for plant-based foods has made cheese analogues a rapidly growing category. Nevertheless, the lack of specific regulations results in undefined microbiological standards, highlighting the need to assess their safety and quality. This study evaluated the microbial quality of 37 cheese analogue products from eight brands marketed nationwide, collected in the Campinas-SP region, Brazil, in two batches (n = 74), and assessed the microbial behavior of six pathogens in five cashew nut-based analogues from the same brand