Certain Blue Apron, Marley Spoon meals alerted for Listeria risk

The Brief

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a health alert for certain ready-to-eat meals.

The meals were produced by FreshRealm and sold by the popular meal plan brands Blue Apron and Marley Spoon.

Cauliflower rice health alert

Alerted items:

The following FreshRealm products are subject to the public health alert :

Reason for alert:

The problem was discovered when FreshRealm notified FSIS that the riced cauliflower used in these products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase, but a health alert was issued because the products may still be in customers’ refrigerators or freezers.

Why you should care:

Listeria are bacteria that cause infecti