Fresh Stone Fruit Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. of Yonkers, NY, is recalling 1,727 cartons of fresh peaches, 1,207 cartons of fresh nectarines, and 365 cartons of fresh plums because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The peaches, nectarines, and plums were originally from Chile and were distributed in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia through small retail establishments and the following select retail stores:
Retail Stores | States | Product |
ALDI | Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia | nectarines, peaches, plums |
Costco | California | nectarines |
Fairway Market | New York | nectarines, peaches |
Hannaford | Maine | peaches |
Market Basket | Massachusetts | nectarines, peaches |
Walmart | Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia | nectarines (MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV)
peaches (KY, NJ, NY, OH, PA, WV) |
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem to date. The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the packinghouse, which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria.
For more information on the products included in the retail, visit the FDA’s recall.