Walmart Pulls Three Items After Deadly Food Poisoning Outbreak

Federal health officials revealed that three chicken fettuccine alfredo products sold at Walmart and Kroger are the cause of a deadly food poisoning outbreak.

The listeria food poisoning outbreak, which began last August and has now claimed the lives of three people and led to one pregnancy loss, comes from pre-packaged chicken fettucine alfredo products from producer FreshRealm, according to the USDA.

In total, at least 17 people in 13 states have been infected. FreshRealm is recalling the products that were made before June 17. The recalled products are as follows:

-32.8-ounce trays of Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettucine Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken and Shaved Parmesan Cheese with best-by dates of June 27 or earlier.

—12.3-ounce trays of Marketside Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Fettucine Tender Pasta with Creamy Alfredo Sauce, White Meat Chicken, Broccoli and Shaved Parmesan Cheese with best-by dates of June 26 or earlier.

—12.5-ounce trays of Home Chef Heat & Eat Chicken Fettucine Alfredo with Pasta, Grilled White Meat Chicken and Parmesan Cheese, with best-by dates of June 19 or earlier.

Anyone with those products at home are advised to either throw them out or return them to where they were purchased.

According to the Mayo Clinic, healthy people rarely get very ill from the bacteria, but listeria is especially dangerous for pregnant women and unborn babies, people over 65, and people with weakened immune systems.

Foods such as soft cheeses, deli meats and dairy products that haven't been pasteurized are more likely to be tainted than other foods. Listeria bacteria is capable of surviving refrigeration and freezing.