Enoki Mushrooms Blamed for Deadly Listeria Outbreak
  • 4 years ago
Perhaps the last news you want to read about during a pandemic is another outbreak.But the latest food-safety alert from the Centers for Disease Control involves a string of listeria cases.The outbreak stretches over the past four years, and has resulted in 31 hospitalizations and four deaths.The culprit? Enoki mushrooms.The cases were linked to mushrooms sold by Sun Hong Foods, Inc., Guan's Mushroom Co., and H&C Food, Inc.The tainted mushrooms were supplied by a Korean company: Green Co. Ltd.If you think you may have used listeria-laden enoki, the CDC recommends sanitizing all surfaces contacted.The silver lining is that the FDA and CDC are declaring this listeria outbreak to be officially over
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