At least 10 people have been hospitalized in California and Nevada after an outbreak of Listeria under investigation by the Food and Medicines Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA said in a statement on Saturday.
According to the company, food ready to eat produced by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando, California, voluntarily withdraw, according to the company.
More than 80 products are included in the retirement, ranging from sandwiches to sandwiches and pasta. Removated products have the best dates between April 22 and May 19 and Fresh & Ready Foods, City Point Market Food To Go and Fresh are removed.
The retired products were distributed in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington in various places, including hospitals, hotels, corporate offices, convenience stores, airports and airlines.
“The FDA and the CDC began investigating this cluster in 2024, however, there was not enough evidence in the previous investigation to identify a source for the outbreak,” said the FDA. “The investigation was reopened in April 2025 after the FDA researchers found Listeria in environmental samples collected from Fresh & Ready Foods, LLC during a routine surveillance inspection.”
The agencies used the sequencing of the complete genome to match the tension of the listeria found in fresh foods and ready with the outbreak causing diseases.
“Fresh & Ready Foods has taken immediate corrective actions, including the elimination of equipment to address this problem to guarantee continuous food security and compliance with the FDA orientation,” said the company in a statement.
Of the 10 known diseases, eight of the hospitalizations occurred in California and two in Nevada.
Listeriosis symptoms, or Listeria infection, usually begin within two weeks after contaminated food food, but can start from the day of consumption until 10 weeks later, said the FDA.
Retailers and consumers who bought or received retired products are advised by the FDA that clean and disinfect any area that may have touched, since Listeria can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
Groups at risk, including pregnant women and newborns, people 65 or over and people with weakened immune systems are encouraged by the FDA to contact a health professional if symptoms begin, such as fever, nausea, muscle pains, vomiting or diarrhea.
