09/30/2025

Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Pasta Meals Expands to 15 States

The CDC has expanded this food safety alert

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated and expanded a food safety alert regarding possible Listeria contamination in several prepared pasta meal products.

The extent of the outbreak is now known to have occurred in at least 15 states and has unfortunately resulted in multiple deaths. Here’s what you need to know.

What's Happened?

On Friday, the CDC issued a new alert along with an expanded list of prepared pasta meal products that may be contaminated with Listeria, a potentially deadly bacterium.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.