The U.S. Division of Agriculture is warning shoppers to not eat sure ready-to-eat pasta meals bought at Walmart and Dealer Joe’s shops as a result of they could be contaminated with listeria micro organism beforehand linked to a lethal outbreak tied to pre-made hen fettuccine Alfredo meals.

In an announcement Thursday, the USDA’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public well being alert for Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce bought at Walmart in refrigerated 12-ounce clear plastic trays. The merchandise have best-by dates of Sept. 22 by way of Oct. 1 and should still be in shoppers’ fridges.

In an replace on Friday, the FSIS added to its public well being alert some meals bought at Dealer Joe’s, the Dealer Joe’s Cajun Model Blackened Rooster Breast Fettuccine Alfredo, bought in 16-ounce plastic tray packages with “finest if utilized by” dates of Sept. 20, Sept. 24 or Sept. 27. The merchandise comprise the institution quantity “P- 45288” contained in the USDA mark of inspection. The shops presumably affected are in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, Dealer Joe’s mentioned Friday. 

The affected meals from Walmart comprise the institution numbers “EST. 50784” and “EST. 47718” contained in the USDA mark of inspection on the label. They have been despatched to Walmart shops nationwide.

“The well being and security of our prospects is at all times a prime precedence. We now have eliminated this product from our impacted shops and we’re working with the provider to research,” a Walmart spokesperson mentioned in an announcement to CBS Information on Friday. 

There have been no reported sickness complaints for the product in query and shoppers ought to discard the meals if they’ve them and might obtain a full refund at any Walmart retailer. Dealer Joe’s informed prospects to discard the product or return it to their native retailer for a full refund.

“We’re issuing this steerage in an abundance of warning as a result of testing of one other model with a shared ingredient supply indicated this product might have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,” Dealer Joe’s mentioned on its web site. “There have been no optimistic Listeria exams for the Dealer Joe’s product itself, and there have been no stories of sickness related to these manufacturing codes.”

No recall has been issued, however FreshRealm, a big meals producer that distributed the merchandise, mentioned they suggested Walmart this week to tug the meals from retailer cabinets. Extra merchandise could also be recognized, based on the FSIS. 

The meals could also be contaminated with the identical pressure of listeria that brought about an outbreak tied to hen fettuccine Alfredo meals bought at Walmart and Kroger shops. 4 individuals have been killed and a minimum of 20 have been sickened within the outbreak, which federal well being officers up to date on Friday night. The outbreak led to a big recall this summer season.

“FreshRealm held beef meatball marinara linguine meals after they examined optimistic for the outbreak pressure,” the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention mentioned in its replace Friday. “Pasta that went into the meat meatball marinara linguine meals has examined optimistic for Listeria, however extra data is pending to find out if the samples taken from the pre-cooked pasta is similar pressure making individuals sick. Don’t eat affected meals, return them or throw them out.”

FreshRealm performed exams that detected the listeria in linguine used within the meatball dish, firm officers mentioned. The pressure matched the listeria recognized within the hen fettuccine Alfredo outbreak, the corporate mentioned.

“We now have lengthy maintained that the supply of the listeria was possible an ingredient equipped by a 3rd celebration,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

The pasta got here from Nate’s Nice Meals of Roseville, California. The corporate didn’t instantly reply to questions from The Related Press.

Listeria infections may cause critical sickness, significantly in older adults, individuals with weakened immune programs, and those that are pregnant or their newborns. Signs embrace fever, muscle aches, tiredness, headache, stiff neck, confusion, lack of stability and convulsions, based on the CDC.

About 1,600 individuals get sick annually from listeria infections and about 260 die, the CDC says. Federal officers in December mentioned they have been revamping protocols to stop listeria infections after a number of high-profile outbreaks, together with one linked to Boar’s Head deli meats that led to 10 deaths and greater than 60 diseases final 12 months.