Nectarines sold as a bulk retail item recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

January 22, 2019

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Jac Vandenberg Inc. recalls Nectarines sold as a bulk retail item, with PLU 3035 (white flesh nectarine) and 4378 (yellow flesh nectarine), and cou…

Recall number

F-1052-2019

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Jac Vandenberg Inc.

Sold / distributed

Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia

Why it was recalled

Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Nectarines sold as a bulk retail item, with PLU 3035 (white flesh nectarine) and 4378 (yellow flesh nectarine), and country of origin of Chile. The nectarines sold at Aldi are packaged in a two pound bag with EAN 7804650090298. The nectarines sold at Costco are packaged in a 4-pound plastic clamshell with the brand Rio Duero, EAN# 7804650090212.