Some ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals are being voluntarily recalled by food manufacturer FreshRealm following a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to 17 illnesses and three deaths.
FreshRealm issued the recall Tuesday for refrigerated chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold nationwide at Kroger and Walmart stores under Marketside and Home Chef brand names, the U.S. Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The outbreak has been linked to three deaths, a pregnancy loss and 16 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The deaths were reported in Illinois, Michigan and Texas.
Illness began between July 24, 2024, and May 10, with at least 17 people reporting illnesses across 13 states, according to the agencies.
The outbreak is currently under investigation by the CDC, FSIS and Food and Drug Administration.
"The investigation will focus on how Listeria may have entered the product, and whether it entered from a FreshRealm facility, or through any of the ingredients that FreshRealm received from external ingredient suppliers," the company said in a statement.
The recalled products are:
- 32.8 oz. packages of "MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken and Shaved Parmesan Cheese" with best-by date 06/27/25 or earlier.
- 12.3 oz. packages of “MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken, Broccoli and Shaved Parmesan Cheese” with best-by date 06/26/25 or earlier.
- 12.5 oz. packages of “HOME CHEF Heat & Eat Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with pasta, grilled white meat chicken, and Parmesan cheese” with best-by date 06/19/25 or earlier.
The products can also be identified by the establishment numbers “EST. P-50784,” “EST. P-47770” or “EST. P-47718” found on the side of the packaging.
Consumers who may have purchased the products are urged not to consume them and either throw them away or return them to the location where they were purchased. The CDC also recommends cleaning any refrigerators, containers or surfaces the meal may have touched, as listeria can easily spread.
