From the Wawona stone fruit files: tossed nectarines passed out in South Dakota

As the nationwide recall of Wawona stone fruit, that met the non-zero tolerance Listera requirements for Australia, continues to capture the attention of the U.S. media, the fallout continues. According to KDLT  a Huron South Dakota man is now wanted by police for passing out nectarines that were disposed by a grocery store.BHGjA.AuSt.8

Police in Huron are looking for an individual who took 46 cases of potentially contaminated peaches from a grocery store dumpster and has been passing them out around town.

Fair City Foods in Huron recently announced they’re recalling their peaches as part of a nationwide recall of peaches distributed by a California-based company. Peaches the company packed between June 1 and July 12 tested positive listeria.

So far police say they know of 28 cases that have been distributed by the individual.

Officials say anyone who has received one of the cases should bring them to the Huron Police Department.

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Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.