Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Trader Joe's recalls stone fruits nationwide over listeria scare

Trader Joe's is recalling fruit in its stores nationwide over a possible listeria contamination.
Trader Joe's announced on the 20th through their website that it was recalling many of their stone fruits over the possibility they could be contaminated with listeria.

Officials say they have not received reports of any illnesses, but they are destroying all the above fruits. They urge consumers to either throw away any fruits that fit the fruits listed above, or return them to Trader Joe's for a full refund.

They are recalling the following products, sold from June 2 through July 18:

--Organic White Nectarine
--Organic Yellow Nectarine
--White Nectarine
--Yellow Nectarine
--Organic Yellow Peach
--White Peach
--Yellow Peach
--Organic Dapple Dandy Plumcot
--Plum

The store is also recalling four pound boxes, sold June 2 through July 19:

--Trader Joe's Peaches 4LB Box
--Trader Joe's Nectarines 4LB Box