Fruit recalled for deadly listeria outbreak sold in North Carolina stores
5 On Your Side says peaches, nectarines and plums connected to a deadly Listeria outbreak were sold in North Carolina.
Publix, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Aldi and Sprouts Farmers Market all carried the products from HMC Farms from May 1, 2022, through Nov. 15, 2022, and May 1, 2023, through Nov. 15, 2023.
The fruit was sold individually and in bags.
Individual pieces of fruit with PLU stickers marked USA-E-U had the following numbers:
- Yellow peach: 4044 or 4038
- White peach: 4401
- Yellow nectarine: 4036 or 4378
- White nectarine: 3035
- Red plum: 4042
- Black plum: 4040
The fruit was also sold in HMC Farms-branded bags and Signature Farms bags labeled with 6359 printed on a white sticker on the bag.
All of these products have been taken off store shelves and are now expired, but could have been frozen.
One person died and 11 others reported getting sick after eating the recalled fruit.
Peaches, nectarines and plums being sold right now are not affected.
The FDA as posted more information about the outbreak.
