Chicken dishes sold at Kroger and Walmart recalled over listeria concerns

FreshRealm is recalling pre-made chickenhearted fettuccine alfredo meals sold astatine Kroger and Walmart implicit concerns the ready-to-eat meals could perchance beryllium contaminated with listeria, the Department of Agriculture said connected Wednesday.

According to a notice from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), FreshRealm, which provides meals to retailers and nutrient transportation services similar Blue Apron and Amazon Fresh, is voluntarily recalling each chickenhearted alfredo dishes produced earlier June 17 "out of an abundance of caution."

The recalled products person the USDA people of inspection connected the merchandise statement and constitution numbers "EST. P-50784," "EST. P-47770," oregon "EST. P-47718" printed connected the packaging, according to FSIS.

"FSIS is acrophobic that immoderate products whitethorn beryllium successful consumers' refrigerators oregon freezers. Consumers who person purchased these products are urged not to devour them," the agency's announcement online says. "These products should beryllium thrown distant oregon returned to the spot of purchase."

The recalled products include: 

• 32.8-oz. tray packages containing "MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken and Shaved Parmesan Cheese" with best-by day 06/27/25 oregon prior.
   
• 12.3 oz. tray packages containing "MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken, Broccoli and Shaved Parmesan Cheese" with best-by day 06/26/25 oregon prior.
   
• 12.5 oz. tray packages containing "HOME CHEF Heat & Eat Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with pasta, grilled achromatic nutrient chicken, and Parmesan cheese" with best-by day 06/19/25 oregon prior.     

Possible nexus to Listeria

The chickenhearted dishes could beryllium linked to a imaginable outbreak strain of listeria which has been associated with 3 deaths and 1 fetal loss. Seventeen radical successful 13 states person besides gotten sick arsenic a effect of the outbreak. 

FSIS is presently investigating and has not yet determined the root of contamination, according to the notice. The bureau says it is moving with nationalist wellness partners to "identify whether a circumstantial constituent successful the chickenhearted fettucine alfredo whitethorn beryllium the root of this strain of Lm."

So far, the FSIS probe has identified 2 sick radical who said they bought chickenhearted fettuccine alfredo products that matched the statement of FreshRealm products. Two further sick individuals purchased chickenhearted fettuccine alfredo products that could beryllium traced backmost to FreshRealm establishments, according to FSIS.

Consuming nutrient contaminated with listeria tin pb to a superior corruption called listeriosis, which tin origin fever, musculus aches, headache, a stiff cervix and different symptoms. Older adults, radical with anemic immune systems and large women and their newborns are particularly susceptible to the infection. In superior cases, listeriosis tin beryllium fatal.

"People successful the higher-risk categories who acquisition flu-like symptoms wrong 2 months aft eating contaminated nutrient should question aesculapian attraction and archer the wellness attraction supplier astir eating the contaminated food," the FSIS says.

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