California company pulls some stone fruits in response to possible Listeria contamination

Dierbergs Markets is pulling from its stores a number of tree-ripened stone fruits from a California-based packing company.

Dierbergs MarketsWawona Packing Co. has issued a voluntary recall of conventional and organic varieties of yellow peaches and nectarines, white peaches and nectarines, plums and pluots because of possible contamination with listeria.

No illnesses have been reported and Wawona is issuing the recall as a precautionary voluntary measure, according to a statement released Saturday by Dierbergs.

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