Clear packages of Bean Sprouts recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

November 24, 2014

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Henrys Farm Inc. recalls Clear 2 lb packages of Bean Sprouts. These products are labeled as distributed by Rhee Bros. Inc. Columbia, MD.

Recall number

F-0794-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Henrys Farm Inc.

Sold / distributed

These items were distributed to retail stores in Virginia and Maryland

Why it was recalled

Henrys Farm Inc. of Woodford, VA is recalling all packages of Soybean Sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhe

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Clear 2 lb packages of Bean Sprouts. These products are labeled as distributed by Rhee Bros. Inc. Columbia, MD.