IQ Produce, Vernon, California, is recalling 528 150-gram packages of enoki mushrooms due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The mushrooms were distributed through retail outlets. The package has an IQ Produce Enoki Mushroom label with a green label and Lot# UI775.
To date, no illnesses have been reported related to the recalled mushrooms.
This recall was the result of product samples taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
About listeria infection
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look, smell or taste spoiled, but it can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. I don’t remember anyone who tried it If you develop symptoms of mushroom and listeria infection, you should seek medical attention and tell your doctor about your possible exposure to listeria.
Additionally, people who have consumed the recalled product should monitor themselves for symptoms over the next few weeks, as it can take up to 70 days after exposure to listeria for listeriosis symptoms to appear.
Symptoms of listeria infection include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle pain, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are needed to diagnose listeria infection, which can mimic other illnesses.
People like pregnant women, the elderly, children, and cancer patients with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk for serious illness, life-threatening infections, other complications, and death. Infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, but the infection can cause premature delivery, neonatal infection, and even stillbirth.
