Government officials say that at least 10 people in the U.S. have become sick because of a listeria outbreak. This outbreak is linked to food products that are ready to eat. Because of this, one company has decided to recall some of its products.

On Saturday, the US Food and Drug Administration said that government officials are investigating an outbreak of illness. This outbreak is linked to food made by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC in San Fernando, California. The FDA said that 10 people got sick in California and Nevada, and they had to go to the hospital.

The agency stated that the products were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Washington in places like shops and food service locations, such as hospitals, hotels, small shops, airports, and on airplanes.

Symptoms of listeria often appear within two weeks after eating infected food. In less serious cases, people may have a fever, muscle pain, feel sick, feel tired, vomit or have diarrhea. More serious symptoms can include a headache, a stiff neck, feeling confused, having trouble keeping your balance, and having fits.

Government workers said they started looking into the recent illness outbreak last year but didn't have enough proof to find where the infections came from. They said the investigation started again in April when health officials found a type of bacteria in samples from Fresh & Ready Foods that was the same as the one from the outbreak.

Fresh & Ready Foods announced that it quickly took action to fix the problem, for example by taking away some equipment.

The FDA found that six of the ten people who got sick had been in the hospital before they got listeria. The FDA also found that food from Fresh & Ready Foods was served in at least three of the hospitals where these patients had been before.

The Centers for Disease Control collected test samples from sick people from December 2023 to September 2024.

Fresh & Ready willingly took back some products. You can find these products by their "use by" dates, which are between April 22 and May 19 this year. The brand names are Fresh & Ready Foods, City Point Market Fresh Food to Go, and Fresh Take Crave Away.