The FDA has declared the deadly outbreak caused by pasta meals to be over.
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infection has infected 28 people and killed 7 in 19 states. All but one of the patients required hospitalization. Infection in one pregnant woman resulted in fetal loss. Affected patients ranged in age from 4 to 92 years.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first announced the outbreak on June 18, 2025, but investigators found that the first patient in the outbreak occurred in August 2024.
According to one of the CDC’s outbreak updates, “Epidemiological, laboratory, and tracking data suggest that cooked meals containing pasta are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and are making people sick.”
Initially, pasta products sold at Walmart and Kroger stores were recalled. But September 2025 brought with it a new pasta recall. This is all related to the June announcement.
By October, affected stores with pasta products expanded to Trader Joe’s, Albertsons, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Giant Eagle, King Soopers, Payless, Ralph and Smith’s, Scott & Jon’s and Sprout’s.
Since the initial recall of three products, 15 additional types of ready-made pasta products have been affected.
The meals were produced by Nate’s Fine Foods, which produces foods under various brand names.
Throughout the outbreak investigation, the FDA collaborated with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. That’s because some of the recalled products contained meat that falls under the sub-agency’s jurisdiction.
