USDA warns that Hello Fresh meals may contain listeria-tainted spinach
The USDA alert follows tests confirming listeria contamination in spinach and pasta linked to Hello Fresh meals, with about 1,600 annual listeria illnesses reported by the CDC.
- Ready-Made meals sold by HelloFresh contain spinach that may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has warned.
- The potentially contaminated spinach was provided by FreshRealm, a company also linked to an expanding listeria outbreak that has caused illnesses and deaths.
- Listeria infections can cause serious illness, particularly in older adults, those with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and newborns.
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Hello Fresh meals may contain spinach tainted with listeria, USDA warns
Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Agriculture Department issued a public health alert for the meals, which were produced by FreshRealm, the San Clemente, California-based company linked to an expanding listeria outbreak tied to heat-and-eat pasta meals. The products include 10.1-ounce containers of Hello Fres…
HelloFresh meal kits may contain listeria-tainted spinach, USDA warns
Health officials are warning consumers that certain HelloFresh ready-to-eat meals may contain listeria-contaminated spinach and are urging them to discard the products immediately. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for two HelloFresh subscription meal kits produced by FreshRealm containing an FDA-regulated ingredient — spinach — that may be contaminated with Lis…
Public health alert issued for 2 HelloFresh products
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A public health alert has been issued for ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm because of Listeria concerns, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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