FDA ends probe of Listeria outbreak in peaches, nectarines
The Food and Drug Administration says a voluntary recall of conventionally grown peaches, plums and nectarines by HMC Farms is now over.
HMC Farms recalled the fruit sold in both November 2022 and November 2023.
The FDA said it initiated an inspection and collected environmental samples from the packing facilities. Two environmental sub-samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA said a genome sequencing analysis confirmed the strain of Listeria found in the positive sub-samples matched the same strain of Listeria involved in the outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a total of 11 illnesses in seven states, 10 hospitalizations and one death. The CDC said its last specimen collection was Aug. 16, 2023.
