The Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of some fresh fruit sold by several retailers including Walmart stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

A recall by Jac. Vandenberg includes peaches sold at some Ohio Walmart Stores and nectaries sold at some Pennsylvania Walmart stores due to possible contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes

The fruits are included in a larger recall of 1,727 cartons of fresh peaches, 1,207 cartons of fresh nectarines and 365 cartons of fresh plums.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The fruit was distributed in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia through small retail establishments and the following select retail stores:

The peaches and nectarines are sold as a bulk retail produce item with PLU sticker (PLU# 4044, 3035, 4378) showing the country of origin of Chile.

The peaches, nectarines, and plums sold at ALDI are packaged in a 2-pound bag with the brand Rio Duero, EAN# 7804650090281, 7804650090298, 7804650090304.

The nectarines sold at Costco are packaged in a 4-pound plastic clamshell with the brand Rio Duero, EAN# 7804650090212.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem to date.

The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the packing house which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria.

The company has ceased the distribution of the product as FDA and the company continues their investigation as to what caused the problem.

People who have purchased the recalled product urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumers with questions may contact the company at [email protected].