PA Firm Recalls Enoki Mushrooms

February 2009

A mushroom farm in Pennsylvania is recalling packages of enoki mushrooms because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Listeria bacterium can cause serious, and potentially fatal, foodborne illness.

Phillips Mushroom Farms announced that the recall covers 3.5-ounce, 4-ounce, and 1-pound packages of the mushrooms with UPC 33383 67540. They were sold in the United States and Canada under various brand names between January 13 and 30. The company says the mushrooms were packed in clear plastic bags with blue, green, or red graphics panels.

Enokis are thin, white mushrooms, commonly used in Asian dishes. Listeria can cause listeriosis, a potentially fatal disease with flu-like symptoms that is most dangerous to people with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly, and people with HIV.