The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has updated its public health alert regarding a listeria outbreak that has led to several deaths and hospitalizations since June. On Monday, the department added pasta products from Trader Joe’s and Walmart to its list of recalled products. Here’s what you need to know.

What Trader Joe’s and Walmart products were recalled amid the listeria outbreak?

The FSIS is recommending consumers who have purchased contaminated products not to consume them and either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

Recalls include Walmart’s Marketside Linguine with beef meatballs & marinara sauce, which is served in 12-oz. clear plastic tray packages. The product includes the establishment number “EST. 50784” or “EST. 47718,” with the following best if used dates: Sept. 22, Sept. 24, Sept. 25, SEpt. 29, SEpt. 30 and Oct. 1, 2025.

The recalls also include Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettucine alfredo, served in 16-oz. plastic tray packages. The product includes the establishment number “P- 45288,” with the following best if used dates: Sept. 20, Sept. 24 and Sept. 27, 2025.

As of Sept. 29, Albertsons also voluntarily recalled some of its store-made deli items supplied by Fresh Creative Foods due to potential contamination. The store chose to conduct a recall after pasta manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods in Roseville, California was subject to contamination, according to AllRecipes.

The affected products are the following:

Ready Meals Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 27133000000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 13, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 29492100000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 13, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Ready Meals Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 27133000000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 8, 2025 to Sept. 26, 2025

Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 29492100000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 8, 2025 to Sept. 26, 2025

Ready Meals Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 27133000000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 20, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 29492100000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 20, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 21649200000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 11, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Grilled Chicken & Basil Pasta Extra Large: UPC 21303500000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 18, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Ready Meals Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad: UPC 29130800000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 18, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Ready Meals Spinach Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 21142600000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 16, 2025 to Sept. 26, 2025

Ready Meals Basil Bowtie Pasta Salad: UPC 21191300000, “Sell-Thru” Sept. 16, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2025

Is the listeria outbreak dangerous?

In June, meal manufacturer FreshRealm recalled its chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals distributed to Kroger and Walmart under the brand names Marketside and Home Chef. That month, 17 cases of listeria in connection with the outbreak were reported in 17 states. At the time, 16 people were hospitalized and three people died, according to The New York Times.

The listeria outbreak caused an additional three cases, including one death. Cases have been located in California, Utah, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

The consumption of food contaminated with listeria may cause listeriosis, an infection that primarily affects older adults, those with a weakened immune system, as well as pregnant women and their newborns.

“Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract,” according to the FSIS. “In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections can occur in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems.”

Listeriosis is treatable via antibiotics. The department indicated that those in higher risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care.

Consumers may contact Nate’s Fine Foods at 916-677-7303, with any questions regarding the  public health alert. They can be reached between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. PST Monday through Friday. Consumers may also contact USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline toll free at 888-674-6854 or MPHotline@usda.gov. 

The FSIS also invited consumers to report issues with meat, poultry or egg products via the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System accessible 24 hours a day: https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
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