More pasta recalled after deadly Listeria outbreak: List of stores includes Trader Joe’s and Albertsons

These newly recalled products are just the latest ones believed to be possibly infected with Listeria, a potentially deadly bacterium.

The
CDC has traced this outbreak to as far back as August 2024. During the
remainder of that year, there were five known cases of illness related
to the outbreak. However, so far in 2025, the total from the previous
year has tripled to 15, bringing the total number of illnesses linked to
this outbreak to 20.

Unfortunately, there have also been four
fatalities linked to the outbreak. Of the 20 individuals made sick by
the outbreak, 19 required hospitalization.

What new products are being recalled?

A number of new products are being recalled. Those include one product sold at Trader Joe’s:

• “Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettucine alfredo” 

The above product came in 16-oz. plastic tray packages and had
the “best if used by” dates of 9/20/2025, 9/24/2025, or 9/27/2025.

A separate recall is on a larger scale. This recall includes
11 bowtie pasta products sold by grocery giant Albertsons Companies.
This recall includes the following products with select sell-through
dates:

In what stores were the products sold?

The “Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettucine alfredo” was sold at: 

• Trader Joe’s

The other pasta products listed above were sold in a number of Albertsons Companies stores, according to the recall notice posted on the FDA’s website, including:

• Albertsons
• Albertsons Market
• Amigos
• Andronico’s Community Markets
• Carrs-Safeway
• Eagle
• Pak ‘N Save
• Pavilions
• Market Street
• Randalls
• Safeway
• Tom Thumb
• Vons

What states were the products sold in?

According
to the above notices, the “Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken
breast fettucine alfredo” product was sold at Trader Joe’s locations in
the following states:

• Arizona
• California
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Utah

The other pasta products listed above were sold by Albertsons Companies stores in the following states:

• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Hawaii
• Louisiana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota
• Texas
• Utah
• Wyoming

What is Listeria and what are its symptoms?

Listeria is a bacterium that can cause severe illness in people, according to the CDC. The illness can stay local to the intestines or spread to other parts of the body (invasive). 

In
America, about 1,250 people contract a Listeria infection each year.
Despite the relatively small number of infections, the illness has a
high death rate. About 172 people in America die annually from the
infection.

Intestinal Listeria illness symptoms
include diarrhea and vomiting. Invasive Listeria illness includes fever
and flu-like symptoms in pregnant individuals as well as headache,
stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and seizures in other
individuals.

While anyone can contract a listeria infection, the
illness is particularly harmful for individuals who are aged 65 or
older, and those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, or are
newborns.

What should I do if I have the recalled products?

The FDA says anyone with the recalled products should not consume them. Instead, they should dispose of the product or return it to its place of purchase.

Additionally,
the FDA warns those who have the recalled products should “use extra
vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that
may have come in contact with these products to reduce the risk of
cross-contamination.”

The agency notes that Listeria can survive in refrigerated temperatures and spread to other food and surfaces with ease.