Seventeen folks have been sickened in a brand new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak tied to FreshRealm rooster fettuccine alfredo warmth and serve meals, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) mentioned yesterday. Of the 17, 16 have required hospitalization and three folks have died.
A pregnant girl who was sickened has additionally reported fetal loss following her an infection, the CDC mentioned. Circumstances have been reported in 13 states, and the deaths have been reported from Illinois, Michigan, and Texas.
Texas has essentially the most circumstances with 3. Michigan and Louisiana every have 2 circumstances, and Nevada, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida every have a single case.
This outbreak could not have been restricted to the states with recognized sicknesses.
“The true variety of sick folks on this outbreak is probably going larger than the quantity reported, and this outbreak could not have been restricted to the states with recognized sicknesses,” the CDC mentioned.
Meals bought at Kroger, Walmart
Of the 11 folks interviewed, 7 reported consuming precooked meals, and 4 (57%) particularly reported consuming rooster fettuccine alfredo. Sickness onset dates vary from July 24, 2024, to Could 10, 2025. The ready meals have been bought at Kroger and Walmart beneath the Marketside and Dwelling Chef model names in these shops’ refrigerated sections.
The Meals and Drug Administration mentioned the outbreak pressure was remoted from a routine rooster fettuccine alfredo pattern collected by the Meals Security and Inspection Service in a FreshRealm institution in March 2025.
FreshRealm recalled rooster fettuccine Alfredo meals on June 17, 2025. Officers mentioned they’re nervous some tainted packages may nonetheless be in shoppers’ fridges. All packages recalled have greatest purchase dates of 06/27/25, 06/26/25, and 06/19/25, or earlier.
None of FreshRealm’s frozen meals are included within the recall.
“Don’t eat recalled meals. Throw them away or return them to the place you purchased them,” the CDC mentioned. “Clear your fridge, containers, and surfaces that will have touched the recalled meals. Listeria can survive within the fridge and may simply unfold to different meals and surfaces.”
Listeria generally is a severe bacterial an infection for older folks, younger kids, these with compromised immune programs, and pregnant ladies. In pregnant ladies, even gentle sickness can result in miscarriage or stillbirth.
