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Pasta salad sold at Sprouts Farmers Market added to recall tied to listeria outbreak

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Steven Rosenbaum
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Another major grocery chain has added a product to a list of recalls due to potential .

Sprouts Farmers Market announced this week it is smoked mozzarella pasta salad sold in its deli section. The product was distributed to stores in 24 states between Aug. 31 and Oct. 7.

The pasta salad was sold both prepackaged in the grab-and-go section and packed to order from the deli counter. 

Customers should look for UPC codes 2-15786-00000 or 2-15587-00000 with use by dates between Oct. 10 and Oct. 29. Anyone who purchased the affected product can bring it back to the store for a full refund or just throw it away. 

The FDA also recommends they clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that came into contact with the product.

Part of larger pasta recall

The Sprouts recall announcement follows similar recalls from Kroger and Albertsons. 

All of them are connected to a of pre-cooked pasta products from California-based Nate's Fine Foods.

Twenty listeria cases have been connected to the recall with 19 requiring hospitalizations. Four people have died. 

Patients have been reported in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

In addition to the Sprouts smoked mozzarella pasta salad, other affected products include:

  • basil pesto bowtie salad
  • Kroger smoked mozzarella penne salad
  • Ready Meals pesto bowtie pasta salad
  • Albertsons basil pesto bowtie pasta salad
  • Albertsons Ready Meals spinach bowtie pasta salad
  • grilled chicken & basil pasta
  • Safeway Readymeals smoked mozzarella with hot links
  • Safeway smoked mozzarella penne salad kit
  • Safeway Readymeals smoked mozzarella pasta salad  
  • Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettucine alfredo
  • smoked mozzarella pasta salad
  • shrimp scampi with linguini bowls
  • grilled chicken alfredo with fettuccine
  • linguine with beef meatballs & marinara sauce
  • chicken fettucine alfredo

Dangers of listeria

Listeria infections are caused by eating food contaminated with the bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes. Symptoms can include headaches, fevers, changes in your mental status, difficulty walking and even seizures.

The  warns that people may also experience a stiff neck and flu-like symptoms, such as muscle aches and fatigue.

Some people are also at higher risk of severe cases, including those who are pregnant, newborns, adults 65 or older, and those with weakened immune systems.

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