Multistate Listeria Outbreak Spurs FSIS Alert on Prepared Pasta Meals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for certain ready-to-eat meals made with an FDA-regulated pre-cooked pasta ingredient that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes . FSIS, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said whole-genome sequencing linked a pasta sample used in these meals to the current listeriosis outbreak associated with prepared pasta meals. Additional updates will be posted as the investigation continues.

As of September 25, 2025 , a total of 20 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 15 states. Of the 13 peo

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