Four listeria deaths over three years traced to enoki mushrooms

Published 2020년 3월 11일

Tridge summary

A recall of Enoki mushrooms imported by Sun Hong Foods Inc. from South Korea has been initiated due to a Listeria Monocytogenes outbreak that has resulted in four deaths. The recall was prompted by positive tests for the listeria strain from two samples of the mushrooms by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The outbreak, identified using DNA fingerprinting through whole genome sequencing, has affected 36 people in 17 states, with a high hospitalization rate. The mushrooms were distributed to Asian specialty stores in several states and were sold in clear plastic packs with a green label. Health officials are urging consumers not to consume these mushrooms and are investigating potential links to other mushroom-related illnesses reported since 2016.
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(UPDATED) Enoki mushrooms from South Korea have been recalled and investigators are linking them to a multi-year outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes that has killed four people.,The importer, Sun Hong Foods Inc., Montebello, Calif., recalled the mushrooms March 9 after Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development officials found two samples of the mushrooms were positive for the listeria strain.,According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public health agencies are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses linked to the outbreak, using “DNA fingerprinting” through whole genome sequencing.?,The agencies did not report when the deaths occurred. Patients in California, Hawaii and New Jersey died.,The cases traced to the mushrooms have a high rate of hospitalization, with 30 of the 36 patients identified requiring hospitalization, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which released a warning to consumers March 10 to not eat any enoki ...
Source: The Packer

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