A multi-state outbreak of Listeria infections linked to recalled, precooked pasta meals has claimed two more lives, bringing the total to six.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 27 people in 18 states have been sickened. Of the 27, 25 required hospitalization. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported there have been six deaths plus one fetal loss. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued several public health alerts in regards to the outbreak.
The illnesses have been linked to precooked pasta from Nate’s Fine Foods that was contaminated with the bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes.
Meals that included the recalled pasta were sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Kroger, Giant Eagle, Sprouts Farmers Market and Albe

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