Four dead, 32 sickened in listeria outbreak tied to mushrooms from Korea

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Four dead, 32 sickened in listeria outbreak tied to mushrooms from Korea
Listeria is particularly risky for the elderly and pregnant women. Two women have reported miscarriages caused by the contaminated enoki mushrooms.

March 11, 2020, 3:39 PM EDT
By Elisha Fieldstadt
Four people have died and 32 people have been sickened in a listeria outbreak across 17 states that has been tied to enoki mushrooms, which were recalled Monday, according to health officials.

The contaminated mushrooms, sold by Sun Hong Foods, Inc. based in California, are imported from Korea and have been distributed to California, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Illinois and Florida, according to a recall statement from the company.

But the Food and Drug Administration said its recent investigation found that since November 2016, people have been sickened by the mushrooms in 17 states. At least 30 of the 32 people who have reported falling ill were hospitalized.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/four-dead-32-sickened-listeria-outbreak-tied-mushrooms-korea-n1155761

These are Enoki brand "peng i" mushrooms from South Korea. The long stringy kind usually with a white color. (had some for dinner about a week ago here, luckily no one around our area is sick)


(Source- KBS America, uploaded 03.14)

[Warpy]

1. Enoki are delicate and can't survive being heated

enough to kill the bugs. Since they contribute more texture than flavor, I've only bothered including them once or twice.

[marble falls]

2. Thanks for that! I've eaten them but could never 'taste' them.

[Warpy]

3. I'm guessing it's a cultural thing, you expect them

in certain recipes. Since they have so little flavor, I'm just as happy to leave them out.

Now if shiitake mushrooms get recalled, that's going to hurt.