USDA issues health alert for HelloFresh meals over listeria-tainted spinach

Federal officials are informing consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh incorporate spinach that whitethorn person been contaminated pinch listeria.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public wellness alert on Monday for FSIS-inspected, ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm.

The impacted products see 10.1-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS CHEESY PULLED PORK PEPPER PASTA” pinch constitution number “Est. 47718” and batch codification 49107 aliases constitution number “Est. 2937” and batch codification 48840 and 10-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS UNSTUFFED PEPPERS WITH GROUND TURKEY” pinch constitution number “P-47718” and batch codes 50069, 50073 aliases 50698. 

Both of nan impacted products were shipped straight to customers by HelloFresh, according to nan FSIS.

Consumers who purchased perchance contaminated products are advised not to devour them and to either propulsion them retired aliases return them.

HelloFresh responded to nan alert successful a connection provided to FOX Business, saying, “At HelloFresh, nan information of our customers and nan value of our meals is our highest priority. Due to nan imaginable beingness of Listeria monocytogenes successful spinach utilized by our third-party supplier of ready-to-eat meals, FreshRealm, a callback has been issued connected 2 HelloFresh Ready-Made Meals.”

“We person straight contacted customers who whitethorn person received nan Cheesy Pulled Pork Pepper Pasta aliases Unstuffed Peppers pinch Ground Turkey betwixt Sept. 6 and Oct. 9, 2025, and advised them to instantly discard immoderate affected product. We return this matter very seriously,” nan institution added.

The FSIS said location were nary reported adverse reactions related to depletion of nan perchance contaminated repast kits, though it advised anyone concerned astir an unwellness to interaction a health attraction professional. 

The agency warned that depletion of food contaminated pinch listeria could origin listeriosis, which affects older adults, group pinch weakened immune systems, pregnant women and their newborns. It besides noted that group extracurricular those groups are little commonly affected.

Individuals successful those consequence categories who acquisition flu-like symptoms wrong 2 months of consuming nan perchance contaminated merchandise are advised by nan FSIS to activity aesculapian care.

Listeriosis tin cause fever, musculus aches, headaches, stiff neck, confusion, nonaccomplishment of equilibrium and convulsions, which are sometimes preempted by gastrointestinal symptoms, according to nan FSIS. The agency added that pregnant women could look miscarriages, stillbirths, premature transportation aliases life-threatening infection of nan newborn if infected. Listeriosis is treated pinch antibiotics.