Ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart, Kroger recalled amid probe into multiple deaths
(WJW) — Some ready-to-eat meals sold nationally at Walmart and Kroger stores have been recalled as public health officials investigate a deadly Listeria outbreak, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
According to the FSIS, as of Tuesday, the outbreak has resulted in three reported deaths and one 'fetal loss,' as well as 17 people sickened in 13 states.
As a result, the FSIS said, FreshRealm establishments in San Clemente, California; Montezuma, Georgia, and Indianapolis, Indiana, are voluntarily recalling chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), a strain 'isolated from ill people' from last August to this May.
'Out of an abundance of caution, the company is voluntarily recalling all products produced prior to June 17, 2025, that are available in commerce under the following brand names,' states the recall notice.
Customers can identify the recalled products by the following descriptions, taken directly from the FSIS alert:
The products will also include one of several establishment numbers — 'EST. P-50784,' 'EST. P-47770' or 'EST. P-47718' — on the package, as well as the USDA mark of inspection.
Here are the product labels, provided by FSIS:
Health officials warn that Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis infection, which mainly affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women and their newborns.
According to FSIS, the exact source of contamination has not yet been identified, but the investigation is ongoing.
'FSIS is sharing what is currently known regarding products associated with the outbreak as the agency continues to work with public health partners to identify whether a specific ingredient in the chicken fettucine alfredo may be the source of this strain of Lm,' reads the recall alert.
Consumers are urged not to consume the affected products, which instead should be thrown away or returned.
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