Salmonella outbreak: Peaches packed by Tulare County company recalled in 20 states

Target and ALDI stores nationwide remove peach sugars from Tulare County’s Wawona Packing Company.

A salmonella outbreak across the country has been linked to fresh peaches.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the Food Safety Warning on Wednesday night for the outbreak of salmonella.

Read the FDA reminder here.

ALDI has removed the peaches from stores in at least 20 states, including: Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota , Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

The salmonella outbreak has made 68 people sick in nine states. Fourteen people were taken to the hospital.

The items were also made available for purchase through Instacart.

Doel also contributed to the remembrance, removing the peaches from their stores. It was not immediately clear in which states Target stores carried the peaches. But the company mentioned here the product UPC numbers on its website.

If you have any of these peaches, you are advised to give them back or throw them away, even if some of them were eaten and none became ill.

Researchers are trying to determine if other products than retailers are linked to disease.

People are also advised to wash and sanitize the places where the recalled peaches were stored, including countertops such as refrigerators and shelves.

What is salmonella?

Salmonella is a bacterium that can give you an infection called salmonellosis. Most human infections are caused by the consumption of food contaminated with the bacteria, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A contract of a intestinal infection of salmonella can lead to diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. These symptoms usually appear within three days after infection and usually go away in four to seven days.

In some cases, the infection can spread to the bloodstream and other parts of the body. These cases are associated with more severe diarrhea, which can lead to hospitalization. Severe cases can be fatal if not treated immediately with antibiotics.