Tainted food warning at Walmart and Trader Joe's

A public health alert has been issued for frozen pasta meals sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart locations for possible Listeria poisoning.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the following meals may be contaminated:

Walmart: “MARKETSIDE LINGUINE WITH BEEF MEATBALLS & MARINARA SAUCE” with multiple Sept-Oct 2025 “best by” dates.

Trader Joe’s: “TRADER JOE’S CAJUN STYLE BLACKENED CHICKEN BREAST FETTUCINE ALFREDO” with Sept 2025 dates.

The Walmart meals were sold at all its locations nationwide, and the Trader Joe’s meals were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

This health alert comes on the heels of a recall last June of similar pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger locations, linked to at least 20 people who were sickened and four deaths.

Listeria poisoning is particularly dangerous to older adults, pregnant women, newborns, and the immunocompromised. Symptoms typically appear 1–4 weeks after exposure, though they can occur the same day or up to 70 days later.

Learn more in this article from Real Simple:
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