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Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
FDA Urgently Recalls Popular Vegetable Over Deadly Health Risk
FDA Urgently Recalls Popular Vegetable Over Deadly Health Risk originally appeared on Men's Fitness. If mushrooms make a regular appearance in your meal rotations, you may want to heed caution. LLK Trading Inc. has issued a recall of its 200 gram packages of needle mushrooms due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. It's been labeled as a Class I recall—the FDA's highest risk level. According to the FDA, 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." Listeria monocytogenes is a harmful bacteria found in environments like soil, water, and animals, and it can survive even in cold conditions like refrigeration. It often contaminates food during harvesting, processing, or storage. Mild, non-invasive listeriosis typically causes fever, muscle aches, nausea, and diarrhea lasting a few days. Invasive listeriosis can lead to serious symptoms such as confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, particularly in people with weakened immune the recall notice, the product is sold in 200-gram packages with clear plastic on top and blue, non-transparent bottoms. They were distributed to Bally Produce Corp. in Maspeth, New York, and sold at Datang Supermarket Inc. The contamination was discovered through routine testing, which found Listeria monocytogenes in sampled packages. Since then, LLK Trading Inc. has suspended vending of the product while the FDA and the company continue investigating the contamination source. So far, no illnesses have been reported. People who have purchased the recalled mushrooms should not consume them. Instead, they are urged to return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. For questions, customers should contact LLK Trading Urgently Recalls Popular Vegetable Over Deadly Health Risk first appeared on Men's Fitness on Jul 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by Men's Fitness on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Metro
2 days ago
- Health
- Metro
Urgent recall for mushrooms over fears they can cause 'fatal infections'
Several types of mushrooms have been recalled in the US because they could be contaminated with bacteria that could cause deadly infections. Enoki mushrooms and a few kinds of sliced mushrooms sold in three states could be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. LLK Trading Inc on Sunday recalled 200-gram packages of its Needle Mushrooms, also known as Enoki mushrooms, that were sent to Bally Produce Corp in Maspeth, New York, and sold to Datang Supermarket Inc. They are in plastic packaging that is clear on the top and blue at the bottom. The nation's agency responsible for protecting the public health found listeria after doing routine testing of some packages. Product sales have stopped as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the company investigate how the contamination started. There have not been any reports of customers becoming sick from eating the Enoki mushrooms, according to the announcement published by the FDA. Customers should not eat them and return them for a full refund. Anyone with questions is urged to contact the company, which is based in Linden, New Jersey. And on Friday, Wiet Peeters Farm Products Limited recalled its 227-gram packages of Aunt Mid's Fresh Sliced Mushrooms and Peeters Mushroom Farm Cremini Sliced Mushrooms, and 10-pound cardboard packages of Peeters Mushroom Farm Thick Slice Mushrooms. Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors discovered listeria in the Fresh Sliced Mushrooms packages while testing the item, according to the FDA announcement. The two other products were manufactured on the same line. More Trending The company based in Charing Cross Ontario, Canada, distributed the mushrooms to Michigan and Ohio. There have not been reports of people becoming ill, and customers with questions should contact Wiet Peeters Farm Products. Listeria monocytogenes is 'an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems', according to the FDA. It can cause pregnant women to have miscarriages or stillbirths. Healthy people can experience symptoms including diarrhoea, strong headaches, high fever, abdominal pain, nausea and stiffness. The recalls come a couple of weeks after pre-made salads sold in eight US stated were recalled because they could contain cucumbers with salmonella. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Teddy bear 'made of human skin' sparks police investigation MORE: Angry Trump fans burn their MAGA hats over Epstein files mystery MORE: Trump gives Putin a 50-day deadline to stop war in Ukraine
