Two more people have died and several others have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to recalled ready-to-eat pasta products from Nate's Fine Foods Inc, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nine prepared meal products sold in the refrigerated and frozen sections intended for microwaving have been recalled so far by multiple retailers, including Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe's and Albertsons.

The CDC , along with the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, issued an updated public health alert on Thursday stating that seven more illnesses had been reported since its previous health alert on Sept. 25.

Two additional deaths were reported in Hawaii and Oregon, according to the CDC, bringing the total number of deaths to six, and the numb

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