Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public well being alert for ready-to-eat pasta meals which have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The public well being alert was issued together with a Sept. 29 recall by Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, Californiaafter testing revealed a hyperlink between the corporate’s pasta and a nationwide outbreak of Listeriosis infections. Now, the FDA has announced three new remembers and one expanded recall in reference to the lethal Listeria outbreak.
The remembers have been initiated by The Kroger Co., Giant Eagle, Inc., Demers Food Group, and Albertsons Companies, and all have an effect on ready-to-eat pasta meals and ready pasta salads. All 4 remembers have been initiated as a result of these merchandise comprise a recalled pasta ingredient manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods.
The recalled pasta is a part of an ongoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation right into a Listeria outbreak that has sickened 20 individuals thus far, leading to 19 hospitalizations and 4 deaths. While the unique investigation in June centered round ready-to-eat hen Alfredo meals bought at Kroger and Walmart, the pasta merchandise produced by Nate’s Fine Foods are being recalled out of an abundance of warning.
How To Identify the Recalled Pasta Meals
These remembers have an effect on ready-to-eat pasta meals and pre-made pasta salads bought in a wide range of shops, underneath many various model names.
Recalled Kroger Co. Pasta Salads
The Kroger Co. is recalling two varieties of ready-to-eat pastaBasil Pesto Bowtie Salad and Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad, that have been bought within the deli sections (each full and self-service instances) of the Kroger Family of shops. The pastas have been bought underneath the next model names: Kroger, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs, and Smith’s.
The recalled pasta salads have been distributed to 1,860 Kroger Family of Stores areas throughout 28 states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.
The recalled merchandise have the UPC 217573-20000 and 227573-10000, and have been bought between Aug. 29, 2025, and Oct. 2, 2025.
View a full record of product labels here.
Recalled Giant Eagle Pasta Salad
Giant Eagle, Inc. is recalling Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad bought within the ready meals departments of its Giant Eagle and Market District areas in 4 states: Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The recalled pasta salad was bought in numerous sizes and by weight beginning on Sept. 25, 2025, and has numerous expiration dates ranging between Sept. 30, 2025, and Oct. 7, 2025.
The Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad has the next UPC codes: 256616000000, 246511000000, 246512000000.
View the recalled product labels here.
Recalled Scott & Jon’s Frozen Pasta
Demers Food Group is voluntarily recalling choose Scott & Jon’s Shrimp Scampi with Linguini distributed nationally to wholesale distributors and operators between Sept. 15, 2025 and Sept. 25, 2025. The recalled product has the UPC 858175003919; lot codes S254522, S255522, S259522, S263521, S263522; and expiration dates starting from March 12, 2027 to March 21, 2027.
View the recalled product labels here.
Recalled Albertsons Pasta Salads and Meals
Last week, Albertsons Companies recalled five store-made deli items containing bowtie pasta manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods. Now, Albertsons Companies is updating the voluntary recall with more store-made pasta salads and meals containing the bowtie pasta. The recalled pasta salads and meals embrace Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad, Grilled Chicken & Basil Pasta, Spinach Bowtie Pasta Salad, Smoked Mozzarella [Pasta] With Hot Links, Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad Kit, and Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad.
The pasta salads and meals have been bought within the deli part of the next Albertsons Companies-owned shops: Albertsons, Albertsons Market, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, Carrs-Safeway, Eagle, Pak ‘N Save, Pavilions, Market Street, Randalls, Safeway, Tom Thumb, United and Vons. All the recalled have a “promote through” date of Oct. 4, 2025.
The recall impacts merchandise have been bought in 15 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
View a full record of product names, UPCs, and product labels here.
What To Do if You Have the Recalled Pasta Products
If you have got any of the pasta meals included in any of those remembers or the earlier Nate’s Fine Foods-issued recall, you might be urged to not devour them.
Instead, they need to be thrown away or returned to the unique place of buy for a refund. The CDC additionally recommends cleaning any surfaces which will have come into contact with the affected meals out of an abundance of warning.
Common signs of a Listeriosis an infection embrace fever, muscle aches, chills, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and different gastrointestinal signs. In extra critical instances, it could possibly trigger headache, stiff neck, confusion, and lack of stability. Listeria is particularly harmful for pregnant people, the aged, and people with weakened immune programs. Contact a healthcare supplier instantly for those who expertise these signs.
Questions relating to these remembers will be directed to every firm’s customer support division, which will be discovered on the person recall bulletins. Questions relating to the general public well being alert will be directed to Nate’s Fine Foods at 916-677-7303 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PST Monday by Friday. Additionally, you may comply with the newest information on the CDC’s investigation into this lethal outbreak on its website.
