Listeria outbreak linked to frozen pasta meals expands; FSIS adds Trader Joe’s product, toll rises to four
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service expanded a public‑health alert after FreshRealm and the CDC detected the outbreak strain of Listeria in Walmart’s Marketside refrigerated 12‑ounce Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce (Est. 50784 and 47718; best‑by dates Sept. 22–Oct. 1) and added Trader Joe’s Cajun‑style blackened chicken breast fettuccine Alfredo to the list of linked products. Officials say a third‑party pasta supplier is the likely source, and the outbreak has sickened at least 20 people and been tied to four deaths.
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Trader Joe’s and Walmart Frozen Meals May Have Listeria Linked to Outbreak
New information:
- FSIS alert now includes Trader Joe’s Cajun-style blackened chicken breast fettuccine Alfredo in addition to previously announced Walmart/Kroger items.
- FreshRealm reported laboratory detection of the outbreak strain in Walmart's linguine-with-beef‑meatballs product.
- Federal and company statements identify the likely source as pasta supplied by a third‑party vendor.
- The reported U.S. death toll linked to the outbreak has risen to four.
Walmart meatball meals may be linked to deadly listeria outbreak, USDA says
New information:
- USDA FSIS public health alert covers Marketside refrigerated 12‑ounce Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce sold at Walmart nationwide.
- Affected packaging lists establishment numbers EST. 50784 and EST. 47718; best-by dates run Sept. 22 through Oct. 1.
- CDC and FreshRealm say the pasta tested positive for the outbreak Listeria strain; the related outbreak has at least 20 illnesses and 4 deaths.