January 01, 2024
By Highpoint Digest News Staff
Jessup, MD – (Highpoint Digest) – On December 28, 2023, Nam & Son issued an announcement to recall one-pound bags of soybean sprouts, with a sell-by date of December 14, 2023, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product goes under the brand name Sam Sung.
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. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The product has been distributed to retail stores in VA ranging from December 6 -7, 2023.
There has been no report of illness since the recall announcement was issued.
The recall was initiated after a random sample was collected and analyzed by the state of Virginia, which resulted in confirmation of presence Listeria Monocytogenes in the product. The company has actively started investigating the root cause of the problem. All retail stores who have this “Sell By” date on the packaging should remove this product from their shelves. Consumers should not consume the products and should discard this product or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers should contact their health provider with any illness concerns. Consumers with questions about the warning may contact Nam & Son at 443-896-6738 which will be monitored 24 hours EST from Monday – Sunday.
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Source: USDA
