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Listeria Outbreak Tied to Ready-to-Eat Pasta Meals Reaches 15 States as FSIS Flags Walmart, Trader Joe’s Items

Officials are probing pre-cooked pasta from a third-party supplier identified through FreshRealm testing as the likely contamination source.

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This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. Health officials are linking a listeria outbreak to pasta meal products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's.

Overview

  • The CDC reports 20 illnesses across 15 states, including 19 hospitalizations and four deaths linked to the outbreak.
  • FSIS issued a public health alert for Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce (Walmart) and Trader Joe’s Cajun-Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo, specifying best‑by dates and establishment numbers.
  • Retailers have pulled the flagged meals, and a June recall of FreshRealm chicken fettuccine Alfredo sold at Walmart and Kroger may still be present in home freezers.
  • Consumers are urged to discard or return affected products and to sanitize refrigerators and surfaces because Listeria can persist in cold environments.
  • Health officials say the true number of cases is likely higher due to Listeria’s long incubation, and federal labs are conducting genetic sequencing as traceback continues.