WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for certain ready-to-eat meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s that may contain pasta contaminated with Listeria.

The FSIS announced this week that the alert applies to two products:

The meals were produced by FreshRealm at facilities in California and Indiana. The pasta used in the products tested positive for listeria during an ongoing investigation into a previous outbreak linked to chicken fettuccine alfredo meals .

FSIS said additional testing is underway to determine if the contamination is genetically related to the outbreak strain. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the products so far.

Consumers are urged not to eat the meals and to throw them away or ret

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