Listeria Pasta Toll Rises as Baby Food Recall Goes Nationwide
Sunday, June 7, 2026 · 12 min
Listeria outbreak tied to Nate’s Fine Foods ready-to-eat pasta has now led to six deaths and 25 hospitalizations, while Tippy Toes baby puree is recalled nationwide over elevated patulin. FDA is also pressing companies to tighten recall follow-through.
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Listeria outbreak tied to Nate’s Fine Foods ready-to-eat pasta has now led to six deaths and 25 hospitalizations, while Tippy Toes baby puree is recalled nationwide over elevated patulin. FDA is also pressing companies to tighten recall follow-through.
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- New deaths, hospitalizations reported in connection with listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat pasta - ABC News — ABC News
## Live ## Video ## Shows ## Good Morning America ## ShopGMA ## Stream on   # New deaths, hospitalizations reported in connection with listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat…
- Baby food sold throughout US recalled. See impacted product. — USA TODAY
# Baby food sold across US recalled. See potentially toxic product.  A California-based baby food manufacturer has [recalled one of its products](/recalls/food-and-drug/) due to elevated levels of toxins that could cause…
- These are the products that Costco recalled – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth — NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  # If you bought any of these products at Costco, don't use them ## More than 15 items have been recalled. See the full list below. #### By Telemundo National •…
- Step Back — If these prepared pasta meals and cheese products are already cooked or ready to eat, how can Listeria still turn them into an outbreak risk — where does the contamination usually get in, and why is it so hard to control?
Background sources
- Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Prepared Pasta Meals (June 2025) | FDA — FDA
- Investigation Update: Prepared Pasta Meals Outbreak, February 2026 | Listeria Infection | CDC — CDC
- 2025 Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepared Pasta Meals | Washington State Department of Health — Washington State Department of Health
- Frontiers | Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes: an integrative narrative review — Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes: an integrative narrative review
- Listeria outbreak linked to pre-cooked pasta: Here's what to know — Nbcnews
- Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepared Pasta Meals | Listeria Infection | CDC — CDC
- FDA Calls on Food Industry Leaders to Strengthen Recall Compliance and Ensure Recall Effectiveness — FDA
# FDA Calls on Food Industry Leaders to Strengthen Recall Compliance and Ensure Recall Effectiveness | FDA * [Skip to main content](https://www.fda.gov/food/recalls-outbreaks-emergencies/fda-calls-food-industry-leaders-strengthen-recall-compliance-and-ensure-recall-effectiveness#main-content) * [Skip to FDA…