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Ready-to-Eat Pasta Meals Recalled Due to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

Ready-to-Eat Pasta Meals Recalled Due to Deadly Listeria Outbreak
Ready-to-eat pasta meals linked to deadly listeria outbreak: Warning signs of food poisoning to know · financialexpress.com

Some pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's might have a germ called Listeria in them, which can make people sick.

This germ can cause a disease called listeriosis.

The government is warning people not to eat these meals because some people have already gotten sick, and some have even died.

The stores are taking the meals off the shelves and checking to make sure everything is safe.

Listeria can be found in places like soil and water and can grow in food, especially if it's not kept cold enough.

If you eat food with Listeria, you might get a fever, feel tired, and have a stomach ache.

It's most dangerous for pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems.

Key facts

Affected Products
Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce (Walmart), Trader Joe's pasta meals (unspecified)
Stores Affected
Walmart and Trader Joe's
Listeria Outbreak
Linked to ready-to-eat pasta meals
Fatalities
4 deaths
Illnesses
At least 20 reported
Symptoms
Fever, chills, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, muscle/joint pain, fatigue

Quotes

Trader Joe's

The grocery store chain

“We are issuing this guidance in an abundance of caution because testing of another brand with a shared ingredient source indicated this product may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
financialexpress.com

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