SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is warning Utahns of a national public health alert affecting ready-to-eat pasta meals due to the risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Many illnesses have been reported, and one person has died in the state of Utah.

The UDAF is urging consumers to check their refrigerators and freezers for these products and throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

"These products have been linked to an outbreak that has caused 20 illnesses, including 19 hospitalizations and four deaths, one of which was in Utah," a press release from the UDAF states. "The actual number of illnesses may be higher than the number reported as many cases may go unreported and it can take 3-4 weeks to determine if an ill

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