Heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s may be contaminated with the same strain of listeria linked to a deadly outbreak earlier this year.
Four people have died and at least 20 have been sickened, with new products now under public health alerts.
This includes Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo sold in 16-ounce plastic trays and Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce sold at Walmart.
The George Washington University has experts available who can discuss this. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Barbara Kowalcyk is the associate professor and director of the Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security within the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. For 20 years she has been a nationally recognized expert in food safety with training in epidemiology, public health informatics, risk science, regulatory decision-making, and public policy.
Janet Buffer, is the senior institute manager for the Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security within the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
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