--- title: Peach Recall Expands Across U.S. to Trader Joe's and CostCo description: Trader Joe's and CostCo are pulling the produce canonical: https://time.com/3023610/peach-nectarine-plum-pluot-recall-listeria/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-23T16:03:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:17:56.333Z article:section: Health og:title: Peach Recall Expands Across U.S. to Trader Joe's and CostCo og:description: Trader Joe's and CostCo are pulling the produce og:url: https://time.com/3023610/peach-nectarine-plum-pluot-recall-listeria/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Peach Recall Expands Across U.S. to Trader Joe's and CostCo twitter:description: Trader Joe's and CostCo are pulling the produce twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Fruit Recall Expands Across U.S. Over Listeria Concerns > Sponsored content. 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Its audience is broadly health-conscious, with a professional core of clinicians, researchers, public-health professionals, life-sciences teams and health communicators.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jul 23, 2014 4:03 PM UTC  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jul 23, 2014 4:03 PM UTC Grocery stores across the nation are pulling peaches, nectarines, plums and pluots off the shelves after a central California company issued a recall over concerns of a potential listeria contamination. The recall affects popular chains like Costco and Trader Joe’s. Wawona Packing Co. announced the voluntary recall of fruit shipped between June 1 and July 12 after consulting with the Food and Drug Administration. The president of the company [said in a statement](http://www.wawonapacking.com/VoluntaryRecall-07192014.pdf) that he is not aware of any illnesses caused by the produce so far, but that anyone with peaches, nectarines, plums or pluots recently purchased from those stores should throw it away. “By taking the precautionary step of recalling product, we will minimize even the slightest risk to public health,” Brent Smittcamp wrote. Listeria can cause flu-like symptoms including fever, headache, nausea and diarrhea and may be deadly to children and the elderly. It may also cause miscarriage or stillbirth in prgnant women. 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