Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Foods

Recalled products

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC ready-to-eat products were on May 10, 2025. Contaminated products are no longer available for sale.

What you should do

Stay healthy and prevent Listeria

  • Find out if you are at higher risk for getting sick with Listeria.
  • Learn which foods are more likely to contain Listeria and take steps to prevent getting sick.
  • Stay up to date on food recalls and outbreaks to avoid getting sick from eating contaminated food.

Symptoms of Listeria

  • Listeria is especially harmful to women who are pregnant, people 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems. This is because Listeria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, resulting in a severe condition known as invasive listeriosis.
    • For women who are pregnant, Listeria can cause pregnancy loss, premature birth, or a life-threatening infection in newborns.
    • For people who are 65 or older or who have a weakened immune system, Listeria often results in hospitalization and sometimes death.
  • Symptoms usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after.
    • Pregnant women: Fever, muscle aches, and tiredness. Your illness may be mild, but Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.
    • Other people may have: Headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.
  • For more information about Listeria, see About Listeria Infection.