CDC: Additional illnesses reported from prepared pasta meals contaminated with Listeria

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is reporting seven more illnesses have been reported linked to prepared pasta meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

CDC and states are working to get information on whether sick people ate recalled food or if additional foods may be contaminated.

Twenty-seven people have been affected across 18 states, including Florida, with 25 hospitalized, and there have been six deaths.

Meals recently added to the possible affected list include Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad with use-by dates October 10, 2025, through October 29, 2025 and Scott & Jon's shrimp scampi with linguini bowls with use-by dates in March 2027 and in 9.6 oz packages, both by Nate’s Fine Food.

In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fo