ATLANTA (KFGO-KVRR) — CDC is warning about a Listeria outbreak linked to recalled chicken fettuccine alfredo meals sold at Kroger and Walmart.
Seventeen people from 13 states have gotten sick with three deaths now reported. One pregnancy associated illness resulted in a fetal loss.
The deaths were in Illinois, Michigan and Texas.
One person in Minnesota became sick from the tainted products sold under the Marketside and Home Chef brand names sold in refrigerated sections.
Illnesses started in July 2024 to May 10, 2025.
FreshRealm recalled its meals on June 17, 2025.
The recall does not include frozen meals.
What You Should Do:
- Do not eat recalled foods. Throw them away or return them to where you bought them.
- Clean your refrigerator, containers, and surfaces that may have touched the recalled foods. Listeria can survive in the refrigerator and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
- Call a healthcare provider right away if you have symptoms after eating the recalled foods.
Listeria Symptoms:
- Listeria is especially harmful to people aged 65 or older, women who are pregnant, or people with weakened immune systems. This is because Listeria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, resulting in a severe condition known as invasive listeriosis.
- For women who are pregnant, Listeria can cause pregnancy loss, premature birth, or a life-threatening infection in her newborn.
- For people who are 65 years or older or who have a weakened immune system, Listeria often results in hospitalization and sometimes death.
- Symptoms usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after.
- Pregnant women usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.
- People who are not pregnant usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness They may also get a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures.
- For more information about Listeria, see the Listeria page.
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