The FDA has launched new food safety strategies to help protect the public, starting with onions and enoki mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms. Those products have been linked to several food poisoning outbreaks in the last few years, including the deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to enoki mushrooms in 2020. There was also a Salmonella Stanley outbreak in 2020 linked to wood ear mushrooms that sickened at least 55 people. Before these enoki and wood ear mushroom outbreaks, the FDA was not aware of outbreaks liked to those products in the last 20 years. The 2021 Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to onions sickened more than 1,000 people. And the 2020 outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to red onions sickened 1127 people. The enactment of the FDA's Food Safety … [Read more...]
K-Fresh Enoki Mushrooms Recalled in Canada For Listeria
K-Fresh Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled in Canada because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Kam Ding Investment, Inc. The recalled product is K-Fresh Fresh Produce Enoki Mushrooms in 200 gram plastic bags. The UPC number that is stamped on the label is 4 892742 010234 and the code on the product is SN: 080202. The mushrooms were sold in British Columbia at the retail level, and may have been sold in other provinces and territories. If you bought K-Fresh Enoki Mushrooms, do not eat them, even if you plan to cook the mushrooms first because of the possibility of cross-contamination. You can throw the mushrooms away in a … [Read more...]
WK Produce Enoki Mushrooms Recalled For Possible Listeria
WK Produce Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled in Canada for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is WK Produce. The mushrooms were sold in British Columbia at the retail level. The recalled product does not have a brand name. It is Enoki Mushrooms packaged in a 150 gram (5.29 ounce) plastic bag. The UPC number that is stamped on the label is 6 950319 388884. All products sold up to and including August 31, 2022 are included in this recall. If you purchased WK Produce Enoki Mushrooms, do not eat it, even if you plan to cook the mushrooms thoroughly first, because of the possibility of cross-contamination between the mushrooms and items in your … [Read more...]
Import Alert Issued For Korean Grown Enoki Mushrooms
The FDA has issued an import alert for Korean grown Enoki mushrooms because so many of them have been recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the past few months. This alert is "designed to protect public health and help prevent the importation of enoki mushrooms that could be linked to human infections," according to the FDA. In fiscal year 2021, testing conducted by the FDA found that 43% of Enoki mushrooms sampled from that country were contaminated with Listeria. This pathogen grows well in moist environments, in decaying vegetation, and in soil and water. It grows and survives even under refrigeration and freezing does not kill it. The sampling was conducted after an investigation into a multisite Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that took place from … [Read more...]
Enoki Mushrooms Recalled in Canada For Possible Listeria
Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled in Canada for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Covic International Trading Inc. The recalled item is Enoki Mushrooms that are sold packaged in 200 gram bags. The UPC number that is printed on the label is 8 807076 001496. There is no brand name attached to this product. The code on the bag is 25 07 2022 AF009D. The enoki mushrooms were sold in British Columbia and Manitoba, and may have been sold in other provinces and territories. This recall was triggered by government test results. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation which may lead to the recall of more products. The … [Read more...]
More Yes! Enoki Mushrooms Recalled For Possible Listeria Monocytogenes
More Yes! Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The mushrooms were grown in China. No illnesses have been reported to the company in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is T Fresh of City of Industry, California. An earlier recall of these mushrooms was issued on March 21, 2022. The recalled product is Yes! Enoki Mushrooms that are packaged in 7.5 ounce (200 gram) bags. The lot number for this product is 6021053. The package is light blue and transparent plastic packaging, with the "Yes" Logo. The UPC number that is stamped on the label is 825382736947 with no other codes. It was distributed from California and Texas to retail stores. The potential for contamination was found after the California … [Read more...]
Ming Xiang Enoki Mushrooms Recalled in Canada For Listeria
Ming Xiang Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled in Canada for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of these mushrooms. The recalling firm is Longsheng (Canada) Agricultural Products Ltd. The mushrooms were sold in British Columbia and may have been sold in other provinces and territories. The recalled product is Ming Xiang Enoki Mushrooms that are packaged in 200 gram containers. The UPC number that is printed on the label is 8 847108 270063. All units sold up to and including April 4, 2022 are included in this recall. The recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. A food safety investigation has started, which may lead to the recall of more products. If this … [Read more...]
Global Fresh Marketing Enoki Mushrooms Recalled For Listeria
Global Fresh Marketing Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company or the FDA to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is WiseTrade Corporation of Irvine, California. The recalled product is 7.05 ounce (200 gram) packages of Global Fresh Marketing Enoki mushrooms. The mushrooms are packaged in a plastic bag with the words "Global Fresh Marketing Enoki Mushrooms" on the front and the name of the company on the back. The UPC number 809728-95012 is printed on the back side of the container. There is no lot code or dates on the package. The potential for contamination was discovered after a retail sample collected and analyzed by California Department of … [Read more...]
Top Quality Produce Enoki Mushrooms Recalled For Listeria
Top Quality Produce Enoki mushrooms are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of this item. The recalling firm is Top Quality Produce of Irwindale, California. The mushrooms were imported from Taiwan. The Enoki mushrooms were packaged in a clear 200 gram (7.05 ounce) plastic bag with a green stripe. The bag is labeled with "Taiwan Enoki Mushrooms" that is in both English and Chinese. The UPC number that is printed on the label is 848180019661. Top Quality Produce Inc.'s name, address, and logo are printed on one side of the plastic bag, as are the instructions to keep the mushrooms refrigerated and cook them before serving. The mushrooms were sold from March 1, 2022 through … [Read more...]
Yes! Enoki Mushrooms Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination
Yes! Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this problem. The recalling firm is T. Fresh Company of City of Industry, California. The mushrooms were imported from China. The recalled product is Yes! Enoki mushrooms. Lot number 6021053 was distributed from California and Texas to retail stores through produce distributors. Traces of Listeria monocytogenes were discovered by California Department of Public Health sampling. The mushrooms are packaged in a pink and transparent plastic packaging, with the "Yes" Logo for the 150 gram (5.25 ounce) size, and light blue and transparent plastic packaging with the "Yes" Logo for the 200 gram (7.5 ounce) size. Enoki … [Read more...]
