Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Infections Linked to Peaches

At A Glance

• Reported Cases: 68
• States: 9
• Hospitalizations: 14
• Deaths: 0
• Recall: Yesexternal icon

Do not eat, serve, or sell recalledexternal icon loose or bagged peaches packed or supplied by Prima Wawona or Wawona Packing Company LLC.

• Check your homes for recalled peaches packed or supplied by Prima Wawona or Wawona Packing Company LLC.
• Don’t eat recalled peaches. Throw them out or return them to the store.
  • Recalled peaches were sold at different stores under various brand names.
  • Peaches were sold in bags and individually (bulk/loose peaches).
  • If you can’t tell where the peaches are from, don’t eat them. Throw them out.
  • Don’t eat food made with these peaches.
• Check your kitchen and refrigerator for recalled peaches. If you freeze fresh peaches to use later, check your freezer, too.
  • Retailers that sold these peaches include Aldi pdf icon[PDF – 2 pages]external icon, Krogerexternal icon (and affiliated retailers: City Market, Fry’s, Food 4 Less, Food Lion, Foods Co., Hannaford, Jay-C, King Soopers, Ralphs, and Smiths), Targetexternal icon, Walmartexternal icon, and Wegmansexternal icon. Other retailers also may have sold these peaches.
  • The recalled bulk/loose peaches were sold in grocery stores through August 3, 2020 in various ways, typically loose in bins for shoppers to select.
    • The peaches may have the following stickers with Price Look Up (PLU) numbers on them: 4037, 4038, 4044, 4401, 94037, 94038, 94044, 94401. However, not all peaches with these PLU codes are supplied by Prima Wawona. If you are unsure of the brand or variety of your loose peaches, you can contact your retailer or supplier, or throw them out.
  • Brands and product codes for recalled peaches sold in bags include:
    • Wawona Peaches – 033383322001
    • Wawona Organic Peaches – 849315000400
    • Prima^® Peaches – 766342325903
    • Organic Marketside Peaches – 849315000400
    • Kroger Peaches – 011110181749
    • Wegmans Peaches – 077890490488
• Wash and sanitize places where peaches were stored, including countertops and refrigerator drawers or shelves. Follow these five steps to clean your refrigerator.
• Restaurants and retailers, as well as suppliers, distributors, and others in the supply chain, should clean and sanitize any surfaces that may have come in contact with recalled peaches, including cutting boards, countertops, refrigerators, and storage bins. If peaches from other sources were mixed with recalled peaches, all peaches should be discarded.

• Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps 6 hours to 6 days after being exposed to the bacteria.
• The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without treatment.
• In some people, the illness may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. Salmonella infection may spread from the intestines to the bloodstream and then to other places in the body.
• Children younger than 5 years, adults 65 years and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.
• For more information, see Symptoms of Salmonella Infection.

Take these steps if you have symptoms of a Salmonella infection:

• Talk to your healthcare provider.
• Write down what you ate in the week before you started to get sick.
• Report your illness to your local health department.
  • The health department will likely call you for an interview to ask you about foods you ate in the week before you got sick.
• Assist public health investigators by answering their questions when they contact you.