Pasta Meals Offered at Walmart, Dealer Joe’s Linked to Lethal Listeria Outbreak

The U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) issued a public well being alert final week for 2 ready-to-eat pasta meals which may be contaminated with Listeria.

The merchandise—offered at Walmart and Dealer Joe’s—are half of a bigger ongoing investigation right into a Listeria outbreak linked to rooster fettuccine alfredo meals, first introduced in June 2025.

This is what you must know in regards to the latest public well being alert and the continued outbreak.

The USDA’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (FSIS) listed two gadgets as a part of a public well being alert, issued Sept. 25.

MARKETSIDE LINGUINE WITH BEEF MEATBALLS & MARINARA SAUCE

Description: 12-oz. clear plastic trays”Greatest if utilized by” dates: SEP 22, 2025; SEP 24, 2025; SEP 25, 2025; SEP 29, 2025; or SEP 30, 2025Establishment numbers: EST. 50784 or EST. 47718

TRADER JOE’S CAJUN STYLE BLACKENED CHICKEN BREAST FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Description: 16-oz. plastic trays”Greatest if utilized by” dates: 9/20/2025, 9/24/2025, or 9/27/2025Establishment quantity: P-45288

The merchandise have been offered nationwide at Walmart and Dealer Joe’s shops. Although the gadgets are now not on retailer cabinets or out there for buy, FSIS stated they might nonetheless be in customers’ fridges or freezers. See images of the affected merchandise right here.

A recall issued by FreshRealm in June listed the next merchandise related to the Listeria outbreak as properly:

MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Hen and Shaved Parmesan Cheese

Description: 32.8-oz. tray packagesBest-by date: 06/27/25 or priorEstablishment numbers: EST. P-50784, EST. P-47770, or EST. P-47718

MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Hen, Broccoli and Shaved Parmesan Cheese

Description: 12.3-oz. tray packagesBest-by date: 06/27/25 or priorEstablishment numbers: EST. P-50784, EST. P-47770, or EST. P-47718

HOME CHEF Warmth & Eat Hen Fettuccine Alfredo with pasta, grilled chicken rooster, and Parmesan cheese

Description: 12.5-oz. tray packagesBest-by date: 06/19/25 or priorEstablishment numbers: EST. P-50784, EST. P-47770, or EST. P-47718

These merchandise have been offered nationwide at Walmart and Kroger, however are now not out there on retailer cabinets.

In accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), a complete of 20 individuals throughout 15 states have been contaminated with the Listeria pressure related to the present outbreak.

Total, 19 individuals have been hospitalized for his or her signs, and 4 individuals died—one individual every from Illinois, Michigan, Texas, and Utah. One sickness in a pregnant individual additionally resulted in fetal loss.

The CDC additionally famous that the true variety of sick individuals on this outbreak is probably going increased than the quantity reported, and extra states may have sicknesses. The doable discrepancy is because of some individuals recovering with out medical care or not reporting their sicknesses.

If there’s an opportunity you latterly purchased any of the affected meals from Walmart, Dealer Joe’s, or Kroger, test your fridge or freezer instantly and throw them away, or return them to the place of buy.

If you happen to had any of the meals in your kitchen, it is also a good suggestion to scrub the fridge, surfaces, or containers that will have touched the meals. (Listeria can survive within the fridge and simply unfold.)