The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on Monday for FreshRealm’s ready-to-eat meals— shipped directly to consumers by HelloFresh—due to possible contamination from listeria.
HelloFresh is a German-based meal-kit company operating in the United States and globally in Europe, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
FreshRealm notified FSIS that the spinach used in the products tested positive for listeria bacteria. So far, no illnesses have been reported.
However, FSIS said it expected additional products will be affected, and asked consumers to check this public health alert frequently as the agency will update it when more information becomes available.
Last month, FreshRealm said tests confirmed that pasta used in lingu