Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat beef meatball pasta meals sold at Walmart stores because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria previously linked to a deadly outbreak.

The U.S. Agriculture Department issued a public health alert late Thursday for Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce sold in refrigerated 12-ounce clear plastic trays. The products have best-by dates of Sept. 22 through Oct. 1 and may still be in consumer's refrigerators.

This image provided by U.S. Agriculture Department shows Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce. U.S. Agriculture Department via AP

The affected meals contain the establishment numbers "EST. 50784" and "EST. 47718" inside the USDA mark of inspection on t

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