The FDA reported that on September 30, 2025, Nate's Fine Foods, Inc. expanded its recall of certain lots of precooked pasta, including fettuccine, linguine, and farfalle (bowtie), after a sample of linguine pasta collected and tested by FreshRealm tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Nate's Fine Foods, Inc. does not sell affected products directly to retail customers. The firm is working with the FDA and its customers to determine if additional recalls are needed. The products involved include Giant Eagle smoked mozzarella pasta salad; Kroger stores recalled deli bowtie and penne pasta salads; Scott & Jon's Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Bowls 9.6-oz Trader Joe's Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettucine Alfredo 16-oz plastic tray; Albertsons stores recalled store-made deli pasta salads; Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce 12-oz. ; Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine 12.3-oz; Home Chef Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo 12.5-oz. As of September 25, 2025, a total of 20 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 15 states (CA, FL, IL, IN, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NV, OH, SC, TX, UT, and VA). Of the 13 people interviewed, 7 (54%) reported eating precooked meals, and 4 specifically reported eating chicken fettuccine alfredo. Of 20 people with information available, 19 have been hospitalized, and 4 deaths have been reported. There is one illness in a pregnant mother that resulted in a fetal loss. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-prepared-pasta-meals-june-2025?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
