The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1737-2012·Announced 2012-07-18

Henry's Farm Soybean Sprouts Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Henry's Farm Inc. is recalling soybean sprouts due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

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 corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Henry's Farm Inc. is recalling soybean sprouts packed in clear plastic 1.0 lb and 1.5 lb bags, as well as bulk packaged in unlabeled 10 lb black plastic bags. The product is labeled with the address 5500 Fair Oak Lane, Woodward, VA 22580.

The recall is being conducted because the soybean sprouts may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed to Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The products are not coded.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Sprouts, Soybean, packed in clear plastic 1.0 lb and 1.5 lb. bags, labeled in part *** Henry's Farm Inc. 5500 Fair Oak Lane, Woodward, VA 22580*** and also bulk packaged in unlabeled 10 lb black plastic bags.
Manufacturer
Henrys Farm Inc.
Hazard

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 (1)

  • Products are not coded

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Henrys Farm Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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