Target, Aldi and Wegmans have released memories of bagged and loose fresh peaches sold at their stores this summer because they may contain salmonella.
The peaches came from the Wawona Packing Company of Fresno, California and have sickened 68 people in nine states – including some in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania – since June 29. Fourteen people were hospitalized.
Symptoms of salmonella infection occur six to six days after being exposed to the bacteria and disease can last four to seven days. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomach cramps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The outbreak is being investigated by the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A CDC map lists four cases in New Jersey, eight in the state of New York and one in Pennsylvania.
If you can not tell where your peaches came from, throw them away and disinfect the worktop, refrigerator drawer or shelf where they were stored, says the CDC. You should also not eat food with the peaches.
Anyone who has the recalled peaches should remove them or return them to the store where they purchased them for a refund.
Questions can be directed to the toll-free number of Prima Wawona at 1-877-722-7554, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, as its website wawonapacking.comExternal.
The peach recall comes two weeks after a national memory recall that was also attributed to salmonella. These are red, white, yellow and sweet onions sold at Walmart, Aldi, Stop & Shop and through Hello Fresh and Imperfect Foods. They were packaged by Thomson International Inc.
At least 869 people in 47 states became ill from the onions, including at least two from New Jersey.
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