CDC links peaches, nectarines and plums to listeria outbreak

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a food safety alert related to several fruits.

On Friday, November 17, HMC Group Marketing, Inc., doing business as HMC Farms, voluntarily recalled peaches, plums, and nectarines purchased between May 1 and November 15, 2022, and between April 1, 2022. May and November 15, 2023 were sold in retail stores.

According to the CDC, the recalled fruit is two-pound bags branded as “HMC Farms” or “Signature Farms.” It also contains individual fruits with a sticker that says “USA-EU” and a number:

  • Yellow Peach: 4044 or 4038
  • White Peach: 4401
  • Yellow nectarine: 4036 or 4378
  • White nectarine: 3035
  • Red Plum: 4042
  • Black Plum: 4040

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The company said in a news release that the fruit was being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and other people with weakened immune systems.

According to the company, healthy people who are infected may only experience short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. In more serious cases, listeria infection can cause miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women, health officials say.

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CDC recalls several fruits due to Listeria outbreak.

CDC recalls several fruits due to Listeria outbreak.

CDC recalls several fruits due to Listeria outbreak.

CDC recalls several fruits due to Listeria outbreak.

The CDC recommends consumers who have infected fruit take the following steps:

  • Do not eat recalled peaches, nectarines and plums
  • Clean your refrigerator, containers, and surfaces that may have come into contact with the recalled fruit
  • Call a doctor immediately if you experience the following symptoms after eating the recalled fruit: Pregnant women usually experience fever, muscle pain, and fatigue. People who are not pregnant usually experience fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. You may also experience headaches, neck stiffness, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures.
  • Pregnant women usually experience fever, muscle pain and fatigue.
  • People who are not pregnant usually experience fever, muscle aches, and fatigue. You may also experience headaches, neck stiffness, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures.

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The CDC tells Fox News Digital that any companies that still have the recalled fruit in stores should not serve or sell any of the fruit or foods made from it, and should follow the FDA’s safe handling and cleaning instructions.

The CDC added that investigators are working to determine whether other fruits or products made from those fruits may also be contaminated.

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