The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a New York based company by the name of Jac. Vandenberg is recalling fruit they distributed. Some of the fruit was shipped to North Carolina. The items in the recall list are 1,727 cartons of peaches, 1,207 cartons of nectarines and 365 cartons of plums because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination according to the recall announcement.
The fruits were sold at Aldi, Costco, Fairway Market, Hannaford, Market Basket and Walmart nationwide.
Some fruits were sold in bulk. The bulk items have a PLU sticker with the numbers 4044, 3035 or 4378. The Aldi peaches and plums were sold in two-pound bags with brand Rio Duero, EAN numbers 7804650090281, 7804650090298 or 7804650090304. Costco sold nectarines in a four-pound plastic clamshells marked as Rio Duero EAN number 7804650090212 according to Today, a national news outlet.
Following are the states the fruits were shipped to:
Alabama
California
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Consumers can return impacted fruit to the store of purchase for a full refund and also contact the company with questions at compliance@jacvandenberg.com.
While no illness have been reported, listeria bacteria can cause a fatal listeriosis infection in the elderly, newborns and people with weakened immune systems, according to the recall announcement.
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