Moonlight Companies is voluntarily recalling California-grown conventional white and yellow peaches due to fears they could potentially be contaminated with Listeria.

Newsweek reached out to the company via email on Friday for comment.

Why It Matters

Numerous public health alerts and recalls have been issued this year due to the potential for damaged products, foodborne illness, contamination, and undeclared food allergens.

Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year. According to the FDA, the nine "major" food allergens in the United States are eggs, milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, crustacean shellfish, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts.

The alert warns in part that Listeria is "an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young child

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