{"id":56468,"date":"2025-06-18T20:39:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T00:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56468"},"modified":"2025-06-18T20:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T00:39:53","slug":"ready-to-eat-meals-sold-at-kroger-walmart-were-recalled-after-3-deaths-17-sickened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/06\/18\/ready-to-eat-meals-sold-at-kroger-walmart-were-recalled-after-3-deaths-17-sickened\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready-to-eat meals sold at Kroger, Walmart were recalled after 3 deaths, 17 sickened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart and Kroger are being recalled after multiple deaths and more than a dozen illnesses were reported across 13 states due to\u00a0listeria poisoning, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"b12d35\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b12d35;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"386\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-90-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56469 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-90-1.webp 520w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-90-1-300x223.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freshrealm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FreshRealm<\/a>&nbsp;in San Clemente, Calif., Montezuma, Ga., and Indianapolis, Ind.,&nbsp;is recalling certain chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may contain an outbreak strain of listeria monocytogenes contamination which can cause listeriosis, or listeria poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ready-to-eat products were shipped to Kroger and Walmart retail locations across the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is what to know about the deadly recall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cream recall:&nbsp;<\/strong>Salmonella outbreak tied to pistachio cream imported from Turkey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart and Kroger are being recalled after the FDA reported deaths due to listeria poisoning. FreshRealm&nbsp;is recalling certain chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may contain an outbreak strain of the deadly bacteria. By FDA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which ready-to-eat meals were recalled?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recalled ready to eat meals include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine<\/strong>: (32.8-oz. tray packages containing &#8220;tender pasta with creamy alfredo sauce, white meat chicken and shaved parmesan cheese&#8221;):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Expiration Date<\/strong>: 6\/27\/25 or prior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine<\/strong>: (12.3 oz. tray packages containing &#8220;tender pasta with creamy alfredo sauce, white meat chicken, broccoli and shaved parmesan cheese&#8221;):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Expiration Date<\/strong>: 06\/26\/25 or prior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Home Chef Heat &amp; Eat Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo: (<\/strong>12.5 oz. tray packages containing &#8220;pasta, grilled white meat chicken, and parmesan cheese&#8221;):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expiration date: 6\/19\/25 or prior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The products bear the USDA mark of inspection on the product label along with the following establishment numbers found on the side of the packaging:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EST. P-50784<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EST. P-47770<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EST. P-47718<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart and Kroger are being recalled after the FDA reported deaths due to listeria poisoning. FreshRealm&nbsp;is recalling certain chicken fettuccine alfredo products that may contain an outbreak strain of the deadly bacteria. By FDA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>17 people sickened, 3 deaths<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FDA reported the agency and public health partners including the Centers for Disease Control are investigating a listeria outbreak in connection to the prepared meals and that as of June 18, 2025, the outbreak had sickened 17 people in 13 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 17 people, 16 were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As June 18, there had been three reported deaths and the loss of an unborn child associated with the outbreak, Bailey McWilliams, a FSIS spokesperson, confirmed to USA TODAY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There is one pregnancy associated illness in a mother that resulted in a fetal loss,&#8221; FSIS wrote in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest reported illness onset, according to the federal agency, took place on May 10, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USA TODAY has also reached out to FreshRealm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>List of states of people with known listeria cases from recalled meals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With three people sick, Texas reported the most people ill from the outbreak, followed by Michigan at two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following states have people with known listeria cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Florida (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illinois (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indiana (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Louisiana (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michigan (2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minnesota (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missouri (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Carolina (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nevada (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ohio (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Carolina (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Texas (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virginia (1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listeria poisoning symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listeria poisoning is&nbsp;a foodborne bacterial infection most commonly caused by the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, according to the CDC. It is considered a serious condition and can be dangerous or life-threatening, especially to older adults, people with weak immune systems, and pregnant women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Symptoms include, per the CDC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muscle aches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stiff neck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of balance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convulsions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diarrhea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other gastrointestinal symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery and\/or life-threatening infection of newborn infants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People in higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For consumers who bought the item and froze it, the USDA said to throw it away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerned about an illness regarding the product? The USDA has advised contacting a health care provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact FreshRealm\u2019s customer service at 888-244-1562. Those with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart and Kroger are being recalled after multiple deaths and more than a dozen illnesses were reported across 13 states due to\u00a0listeria poisoning, according to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDZcL1NjcmVlbnNob3QtOTAtMS53ZWJwP2ZpdD01MjAlMkMzODYmc3NsPTEiLCJ0eHQiOiJSZWFkeS10by1lYXQgbWVhbHMgc29sZCBhdCBLcm9nZXIsIFdhbG1hcnQgd2VyZSByZWNhbGxlZCBhZnRlciAzIGRlYXRocywgMTcgc2lja2VuZWQiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImhpZ2h3YXkiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.Nq1QnQaqxP0VJCTjR0OmNs0WkYJRhEftoNkF8u5jeyEMQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":56469,"url":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-90-1.webp","type":"image\/png"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[11725,11723,11724],"class_list":["post-56468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-17-sickened","tag-ready-to-eat-meals-sold-at-kroger","tag-walmart-were-recalled-after-3-deaths"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56470,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56468\/revisions\/56470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}