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Summary
Company Announcement Date:
June 11, 2025
FDA Publish Date:
June 11, 2025
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:
Hofood99 Inc.
Brand Name:
No Brand
Product Description:
Enoki Mushrooms
Company Announcement
Hofood99 Inc of Brooklyn, NY 11231 is recalling its 200g packages of Enoki Mushroom, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The recalled Enoki Mushrooms were distributed nationwide in retail stores. The product comes in a 200g, green plastic package marked with UPC Barcode 6 976532 310051 on the back label, distributed by Hofood99 Inc., 21903 56th Ave Oakland Gardens, NY 11364.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
The contamination was discovered after samples were collected from a store in Michigan and subsequent analysis by Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) Laboratory Division revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers who purchased the 200-gram package of Enoki mushrooms are advised to destroy the product immediately or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have any questions, please contact the company at (917) 756-9833. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Company Contact Information
Consumers:
Hofood99 Inc.
917-756-9833
Media:
Jiajie He
917-756-9833
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* We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office
* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.
* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.
* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves.
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