Fresno’s Prima Wawona voluntarily recalls peaches due to national salmonella scare

Peaches from a central Valley packing house are being voluntarily recalled because of a possible link to a salmonella outbreak that has left dozens of people ill.

Fresno-based Prima Wawona said Saturday in a news release that it had voluntarily issued a recall for bulk and loose peaches distributed and sold June 1 through Aug. 3, along with bagged Wawona and Wawona Organic peaches distributed and sold June 1 through Aug. 19.

The company warned that the products could be contaminated. Salmonella is suspected to have caused more than 60 people to become ill in nine states.

The bagged peaches were distributed and sold in supermarkets with the following product codes:

• Wawona Peaches – 033383322001
• Wawona Organic Peaches – 849315000400
• Prima Peaches – 766342325903
• Organic Marketside Peaches – 849315000400
• Kroger Peaches – 011110181749
• Wegmans Peaches – 077890490488

For bagged peaches, the product codes may be found at the bottom of each package. All affected peaches may be found in stores nationwide. All grocery store chains have recalled the peaches in the states affected.

Retailers that sold the peaches include Walmart, Target, Aldi, Wegmans, Food 4 Less, Foods Co., Smiths, Ralphs, Fry’s, City Market, King Soopers and Jay-C, USA Today reported.

The FDA is urging anyone who has the recalled product in their possession to dispose of it immediately or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

“We’re conducting this voluntary recall in cooperation with the FDA out of consideration for the well-being and safety of our customers and consumers,” said George Nikolich, vice president of Technical Operations. “We continue to be committed to serving consumers with high quality fruit.”

This story was originally published August 23, 2020 at 5:52 PM.