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San Francisco Chronicle
26-06-2025
- Health
- San Francisco Chronicle
Chicken Alfredo meals recalled after listeria outbreak kills 3, causes one pregnancy loss
A California-based food company is recalling several ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo products sold at major retailers, including Walmart and Kroger, after a listeria outbreak that has killed three people and caused the loss of a pregnancy, federal officials said Tuesday. FreshRealm, with facilities in California, Georgia and Indiana, announced a voluntary recall of the heat-and-eat meals after a routine inspection in March detected listeria monocytogenes in a sample. Although that batch was destroyed, the strain matched one found in people sickened across 13 states from August 2024 to May 2025. The recalled products include: 32.8-ounce and 12.3-ounce trays of Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with best-by dates of June 27 and June 26, respectively. 12.5-ounce trays of Home Chef Heat & Eat Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with best-by dates of June 19 or earlier. Each product bears a USDA inspection mark with establishment numbers P-50784, P-47770, or P-47718. The strain of listeria bacteria tied to the outbreak was detected in people who fell ill from August through May, health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is continuing to investigate. Affected individuals should seek medical attention immediately.
Miami Herald
18-06-2025
- Health
- Miami Herald
Walmart and Kroger chicken products recalled after three listeria deaths
A listeria outbreak that has reached 13 states and involves three deaths has been linked to chicken Alfredo dishes recalled from Walmart and Kroger, the nation's two largest grocery sellers. Here's what was announced Tuesday night by the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service: What's been recalled from Kroger and Walmart? From Walmart stores, manufacturer FreshRealm recalled Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine in 12.3-ounce trays with a best by date on or before 6/26/2025 and 32.8-ounce trays with a best by date on or before 6/27/2025. Marketside is one of Walmart's store brands. FreshRealm also yanked Home Chef Heat & Eat Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo in 12.5-ounce trays with a best by date on or before 6/19/2025. Home Chef is a Kroger's meal delivery service, although the recall notice said the meals went to retail stores nationwide. The dishes have 'EST. P-50784' 'EST. P-47770' or 'EST. P-47718' on the packaging representing FreshRealm's facilities in Indianapolis and San Clemente, California. What's going on with the listeria outbreak? The USDA says the the strain of listeria in this outbreak was found in people as far back as August. In March, the same strain was found by the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service at a FreshRealm establishment in a chicken fettuccine Alfredo sample. That lot didn't reach retailers, USDA-FSIS said. 'FSIS also used purchase records from two ill people to trace purchased chicken fettuccine Alfredo products to FreshRealm establishments,' the USDA said. 'An additional two ill people verbally described chicken fettuccine Alfredo products they purchased. FSIS identified products produced by FreshRealm that matched the descriptions during follow-up at the retail stores where they shopped.' What's listeria? Listeria is a much less common foodborne illness than salmonella, sickening 1,600 per year in the United States as opposed to salmonella's 1.35 million, but it's far more deadly. The CDC credits about 260 deaths per year to listeria. Newborns, adults over 65 and those with damaged immune systems are most likely to get the worst of listeria. In pregnant women, it can cause miscarriages and stillbirths. Most people will feel like they have the flu (fever, headaches, feeling tired, achy). Seizures are possible. What should you do now? Return the recalled Chicken Alfredo dishes to the store for a refund. If you can't do that, throw them in the garbage deep enough to prevent pets from getting into them and take out the garbage. Clean and sanitize any surface the food touched. Direct questions about this recall to FreshRealm at 888-244-1562.
