A company in California has issued a recall for approximately 245,000 pounds of cooked pasta due to a deadly listeria outbreak. This recall affects various pasta products distributed to grocery stores nationwide.
Nate’s Fine Foods, based in Roseville, California, initiated the recall, which includes linguine, fettuccine, penne, and more. The announcement was made on September 25 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
This development follows lab tests that revealed the pasta produced by Nate’s Fine Foods contained the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes linked to Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo and Meatball Linguine products, known to be connected to an outbreak that has resulted in four fatalities and 20 illnesses since August 2024.
FreshRealm, another company from San Clemente, California, employed genetic sequencing to confirm this connection to the outbreak.
As a precaution, several grocery chains have also recalled items made with Nate’s Fine Foods pasta. The FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have advised customers to either throw away the affected products or return them for a refund.
Specific recalls so far include:
1. Sprouts’ smoked mozzarella pasta salad, with best-before dates ranging from October 10 to October 29.
2. Giant Eagle’s smoked mozzarella pasta salad, with best-before dates listed from September 30 to October 7.
3. Kroger’s deli pasta salads, from August 29 to October 2.
4. Scott & John’s Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Bowl, best by various dates in March 2027.
5. Trader Joe’s Cajun Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo in 16-ounce packages, with multiple best-before dates in late September and early October.
6. Albertsons’ in-store deli pasta salad, available from September 8 to October 4.
7. Market linguine with beef meatballs and marinara sauce, best before several dates in late September.
8. Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettuccine, with best-before dates as of June 2025.
9. Home Chef Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, best before June 19.
