Good Seed Recalls Soybean and Mung Bean Sprouts for Listeria Risk
Good Seed, Inc. is voluntarily recalling soybean and mung bean sprouts due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest level of recall for food products, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Good Seed, Inc. of Springfield, VA is voluntarily recalling all packages of soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts. The recall is being issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected products are soybean sprouts sold in 1, 2, and 10-lb clear plastic bags labeled "GOODSEED Soy Bean Sprouts Keep Refrigerated." The source text indicates that these items were distributed to retail stores in Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. The specific quantities involved are 500 bags of the 1-lb size, 350 bags of the 2-lb size, and 60 bags of the 10-lb size. The products were produced on or after June 22, 2015.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Soybean sprouts, 1, 2 & 10-lb clear plastic bags labeled GOODSEED Soy Bean Sprouts Keep Refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Good Seed, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Sprouts
- 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 (2)
- Produced on or after June 22
- 2015.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Good Seed, 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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