FreshRealm is recalling several chicken fettuccine alfredo products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Tuesday. The recall affects products made at FreshRealm facilities in San Clemente, Calif.; Montezuma, Ga.; and Indianapolis, Ind.
The company is taking this step out of an abundance of caution. The recall covers all products produced before June 17, 2025, under the following brand names:
- 32.8 oz. trays labeled “MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken and Shaved Parmesan Cheese” with best-by dates of June 27, 2025, or earlier.
- 12.3 oz. trays labeled “MARKETSIDE GRILLED CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH FETTUCCINE Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken, Broccoli and Shaved Parmesan Cheese” with best-by dates of June 26, 2025, or earlier.
- 12.5 oz. trays labeled “HOME CHEF Heat & Eat Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with pasta, grilled white meat chicken, and Parmesan cheese” with best-by dates of June 19, 2025, or earlier.
These ready-to-eat products were shipped to Kroger and Walmart stores across the United States. They have the USDA mark of inspection and establishment numbers “EST. P-50784,” “EST. P-47770,” or “EST. P-47718” printed on the side of the packaging.
FSIS is working with public health partners to investigate an ongoing Listeria outbreak linked to these products. So far, 17 illnesses have been reported across 13 states. There have been three deaths and one fetal loss as of June 17, 2025. The cases date from August 2024 through May 2025.
FSIS found the outbreak strain in a chicken fettuccine alfredo sample collected at a FreshRealm facility in March 2025. That lot was destroyed and never reached stores. However, purchase records and interviews with four sick individuals linked their illnesses to chicken fettuccine alfredo made by FreshRealm. Investigators have not yet identified the source of the contamination. The investigation continues as FSIS works to determine if a specific ingredient may be responsible.
Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis. This serious infection mainly affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women. It can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. In pregnant women, it can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, or a severe infection in the newborn. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics.
FSIS urges consumers to check their refrigerators and freezers for these products and not to eat them. Anyone in a high-risk group who develops flu-like symptoms within two months of eating the recalled food should contact a doctor and mention possible listeria exposure.
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