Recently, peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots from Wawona
Packaging have been recalled to a breakout of Listeria. They were packaged in
the company’s Cutler, California
plant. Health Briefs wishes to advise readers of an expansion to the recall in
regard to the stores where the fruit was shipped.
The above mentioned fruit were shipped from June 1 through
July 12 to the following stores: Costco, Kroger, Wal-Mart and now Whole Foods. Wal-Mart
also operates Sam’s Club’s. Notices have also been sent to Trader Joe’s, Ralph’s
and Food 4 Less. The recall is nationwide and stems from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. The affected fruit will have a sticker on it which says “SWEET 2
EAT”. Health Briefs TV advises readers
to check the stickers on peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots.
As a general rule of thumb, always wash produce before
eating to rid it of lingering pesticides and germs. Store it in a bowl or on a
plate on kitchen counters instead of the fridge. The stickers on produce items
actually mean something:
- Stickers on conventionally grown produce have four digit
numbers
- Organic produce labels have five digit numbers and
they always start with a "9"
- Genetically modified produce labels also have
five digits, but they always start with "8"
This
is same no matter where we buy produce. And it seems the stickers are edible.
Who knew?
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