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Federal officials are warning consumers certain foods HelloFresh contains spinach which may be contaminated with listeria.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released public health alert Ready-to-eat food produced by FreshRealm for FSIS inspection on Monday.
Affected products include 10.1-ounce containers of “Hello Fresh Ready Made Meals Cheesy Pulled Pork Pepper Pasta” and 10.1-ounce containers of “Hello Fresh Ready Made Meals” with establishment number “Guess 47718” and lot code 49107 or establishment number “Guess 2937” and lot code 48840. “Unstuffed Chili with Ground Turkey” with establishment number “P-47718” and lot code 50069, 50073 or 50698.
According to FSIS, both affected products were shipped by HelloFresh directly to customers.
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HelloFresh meal kit meal delivery arrives in a box outside the door of an apartment in New York City. (Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Consumers who purchased potentially contaminated products are advised not to consume them and either throw them out or return them.
HelloFresh replied “At HelloFresh, the safety of our customers and the quality of our food are our top priorities. Due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in spinach used by our third-party supplier of ready-to-eat meals, FreshRealm, a recall has been issued on two HelloFresh ready-made meals,” a statement provided to Fox Business said about the alert.
The company said, “We have directly contacted customers who may have received Cheesy Pulled Pork Peppers Pasta or Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey between September 6 and October 9, 2025 and advised them to immediately discard any affected products. We take this matter very seriously.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warns that the spinach in HelloFresh food may be contaminated with Listeria. (Eddy Butterelli/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“FreshRealm’s food safety program has individually detected Listeria in quick-frozen (IQF) spinach that it uses in prepared meals supplied by Snow Pack Foods of Minnesota. FreshRealm proactively conducted whole genome sequencing of spinach ingredient samples and the Listeria strain does not match the outbreak first reported in June,” A spokesperson for FreshRealm, HelloFresh’s third-party supplier, told Fox Business.
“Neither FreshRealm nor its customers are aware of any foodborne illness associated with this spinach ingredient,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the findings were “promptly managed” under food safety and recall measures, and the appropriate agencies were notified of the issue.
“Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our customers and our food safety program is designed to protect the quality of the food we produce,” a FreshRealm spokesperson said.
High-risk groups, such as the elderly, are advised by FSIS to seek medical care if they experience flu-like symptoms within two months of consuming contaminated spinach. (Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock/Getty Images)
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FSIS said there have been no adverse reactions related to consumption of the potentially contaminated meal kits, though it advised anyone concerned about illness to contact them. Doctor,
The agency warned that consuming food contaminated with Listeria can cause listeriosis, which affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and their newborns. It was also noted that people outside those groups were generally less affected.
Individuals in those risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months of consuming a potentially contaminated product are advised by FSIS to seek medical care.
According to FSIS, listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and cramps, sometimes preceded by gastrointestinal symptoms. If infected, pregnant women may face miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery or life-threatening infections in the newborn, the agency said. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics.
