Listeria outbreak in pasta meals linked to six deaths across 18 US states
Listeria found in pasta sold by Trader Joe’s, Kroger and others as CDC urges people to check fridges and seek care if illSix people have died and several dozen have been hospitalized across the US after an outbreak of listeria in precooked pasta meals.The outbreak was first declared in June,...
<p>Listeria found in pasta sold by Trader Joe’s, Kroger and others as CDC urges people to check fridges and seek care if ill</p><p>Six people have died and several dozen have been hospitalized across the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news">US</a> after an outbreak of listeria in precooked pasta meals.</p><p>The outbreak was first declared in June, leading to a wave of recalls of the pasta meals. It has now spread, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-06-25/index.html">according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)</a>, which recently said that six people have died and 25 have been hospitalized across 18 states.</p><p><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/freshrealm-recalls-chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-products-due-possible-listeria">FreshRealm’s Home Chef Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo</a> 12.5-oz (sold at Kroger and Walmart)</p><p><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/freshrealm-recalls-chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-products-due-possible-listeria">FreshRealm’s Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine</a> 12.3-oz and 32.8-oz (sold at Kroger and Walmart)</p><p><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ready-eat-meals-containing-pasta-may-be-contaminated">FreshRealm’s Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce</a> 12-oz. (sold at Walmart)</p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/update-albertsons-companies-voluntarily-recalls-select-store-made-deli-items-containing-bowtie-pasta">Albertsons Companies store-made deli pasta salads</a> (sold under multiple brand names including Albertsons, Safeway and Vons)</p><p><a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ready-eat-meals-containing-pasta-may-be-contaminated">Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo</a> 16-oz plastic tray packages</p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/demers-food-group-voluntarily-recalls-select-scott-jons-shrimp-scampi-linguini-bowls-due-ingredient">Demer Food Group’s</a> Scott & Jon’s Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Bowls 9.6-oz</p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kroger-voluntarily-recalls-two-varieties-deli-pasta-salads-because-possible-health-risk">Kroger deli bowtie and penne pasta salads</a></p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/giant-eagle-recalls-smoked-mozzarella-pasta-salad-due-potential-listeria-monocytogenes-contamination">Giant Eagle smoked mozzarella pasta salad</a></p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sprouts-farmers-market-recalling-smoked-mozzarella-pasta-salad-because-possible-health-risk">Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/listeria-outbreak-deaths-pasta-kroger-trader-joes">Continue reading...</a>
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