Calif. company recalls apples after listeria outbreak in NC WSOC TV
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CALIFORNIA — A California company has recalled all of its Granny Smith and Gala apples after they were linked to a listeria outbreak in North Carolina.
Regulators said anyone who buys Granny Smith or Gala apples should check with the store where they bought them to find out if they were supplied by Bidart Brothers.
The company is pulling all of its apples from its 2014 shipments.
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The fruit might have been sold under the brand names Big B and Granny's Best, but they may not be labeled at all.
The company supplied the apples in the caramel apples linked to 32 illnesses and five deaths in 11 states.
The outbreak started in mid-October, but some of the apples may still be on store shelves.
Listeria is a food-borne illness that's especially dangerous to pregnant women and elderly people.
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