All enoki mushrooms imported from South Korea by Sun Hong Foods have been recalled after samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products were sold to distributors in six states-California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Washington and Texas. Among the retailers that carried them were J&L Supermarket, Jusgo Supermarket, ZTao Market, New Sang Supermarket, Galleria Market. It is possible the recalled products have also made its way into other states and grocery stores.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections. Young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable. It can can cause miscarriages and still births among pregnant women. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
The mushrooms were sold in 7.05 oz/200 g clear plastic packaging with a green label. Sun Hong Foods, Inc. is labeled on the back of the packaging underneath the bar code. These products can also be identified by the UPC code: 7 426852 625810.
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If you have the product in your refrigerator, you should throw it out.
If you cannot tell where your mushrooms are from, you should throw them out as well.
Enoki mushrooms are especially popular in East Asian cuisine and are also known as enokitake, golden needle, futu, or lily mushrooms.
Investigators interviewed ill people about the foods they ate in the month before they became ill. Twelve out of 22 (55%) reported eating mushrooms, including enoki, portobello, white, button, cremini, wood ear, maitake, and oyster.
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