Half a dozen people are dead and dozens more have been hospitalized after eating precooked pasta meals linked to a listeria outbreak in Washington and several other states.

The FDA says six people have died after eating impacted products from California-based "Nate's Fine Foods ." The cases of Listeria have been reported across 18 states.

Two Washington Residents Hospitalized After Eating Recalled Pasta

The meals were sold at grocery chains nationwide, including Trader Joe's, Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons. The faulty pasta is the result of a total of 27 illnesses and six deaths, including a baby. Two cases have been confirmed in Washington.

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