Wholesome Soy Mung Bean Sprouts Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Wholesome Soy Products is recalling mung bean sprouts in Illinois due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination found by FDA environmental sampling.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Wholesome Soy Products is voluntarily recalling approximately 4,800 bags of mung bean sprouts. The product is packaged in plastic bags weighing 1, 5, 10, 15, or 30 pounds. The recall is limited to distribution in Illinois.
The recall was initiated after environmental sampling conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected lots are identified by the following codes: 10302014CS, 10312014CS, 11012014CS, 11032014CS, 11042014CS, 11052014CS, 11062014CS, and 11072014CS.
Consumers who have purchased these specific bags of mung bean sprouts should discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Mung bean sprouts are packaged 1 lb., 5 lbs., 10 lbs., 15 lbs., or 30 lbs. per plastic bag.
- Manufacturer
- Wholesome Soy Products
- Category
- Food — Sprouts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4,800
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (8)
- 10302014CS
- 10312014CS
- 11012014CS
- 11032014CS
- 11042014CS
- 11052014CS
- 11062014CS
- 11072014CS
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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