The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a health warning for certain heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's due to potential listeria contamination. The affected products include "Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce" sold at Walmart with "best if used by" dates from September 22 to October 1, 2025, and "Trader Joe's Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettucine Alfredo" with dates of September 20, 24, and 27, 2025.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) updated the public health alert to include these product s, which bear establishment numbers "EST. 50784," "EST. 47718," and "P-45288" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The meals may contain the same listeria strain linked to a previous deadly outbreak involving chic