Federal health officials, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), issued a public health alert regarding Hello Fresh meal kits that may contain listeria-contaminated spinach.

The meals are supplied by FreshRealm, a San Clemente, California-based company tied to an expanding listeria outbreak linked to heat-and-eat pasta meals.

The big picture: Affected Hello Fresh products include: 10.1-ounce containers of “Cheesy Pulled Pork Pepper Pasta” (Est. 47718, lot code 49107; or Est. 2937, lot code 48840), and 10-ounce containers of “Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey” (Est. P-47718, lot codes 50069, 50073, or 50698). • These products were shipped directly to consumers as part of Hello Fresh subscription kits.

Driving the news: The contamination was discovered when FreshRealm n

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