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US Issues Health Alert for Walmart, Trader Joe’s Pasta Meals Over Listeria in Shared Linguine Ingredient

Investigators are sequencing samples to determine if the contamination matches the strain behind June’s deadly chicken Alfredo outbreak.

Walmart’s Marketside Linguini with beef meatballs and marinara sauce is being recalled over Listeria concerns.
FILE - Shoppers head into an Albertson's grocery store Nov. 23, 2024, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
A health warning has been issued for Walmart’s Marketside pasta meals.
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Overview

  • FSIS warned against eating Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce and Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo due to possible Listeria contamination in the pasta component.
  • Impacted Walmart items come in 12‑oz trays with best‑by dates Sept. 22, 24, 25, 29, 30 and Oct. 1, 2025, bearing EST. 50784 or EST. 47718; Trader Joe’s 16‑oz trays list best‑by dates Sept. 20, 24, or 27, 2025 and P‑45288.
  • FreshRealm testing found Listeria in the pre‑cooked linguine ingredient supplied by Nate’s Fine Foods, and the company says results matched the earlier outbreak strain as federal labs conduct confirmatory genetic testing.
  • Walmart said it removed affected products and is working with the supplier; Trader Joe’s urged customers to discard the meals or return them for a refund, and no illnesses have been reported specifically from these products.
  • CDC now attributes about 20 illnesses, including four deaths, across 15 states to the broader outbreak; officials advise discarding the meals and note higher risk for pregnant people, older adults and those with weakened immune systems.