Class IF-1571-2015

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

1lb mungbean sprouts 15 box (20 bags a box) a week. 10lb mungbean sprouts 30 bag a week. These products are labeled as produced by Henrys Farm Inc

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: The packages were not coded

Why it was recalled

Listeria contamination was discovered at Henry's Farm, Inc., a grower and manufacturer of soybean sprouts, after sampling by the US Food and Drug Administration. Sample 875780 . Henrys Farm Inc. of Woodford, VA is recalling all packages of Soybean Sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to indiv

Recalling firm

Firm: Henrys Farm Inc.
Notification channel: Letter
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 5500 Fair Oaks Ln, Woodford, Virginia 22580-9635

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Maryland and Virginia to three Consignees

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2015-01-22
FDA classified: 2015-03-20
Posted by FDA: 2015-04-01
Terminated: 2015-03-31
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1571-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.