An update from the Department of Public Health and Social Services regarding the Enoki Mushrooms manufactured from the Republic of Korea and China lists 38 food establishments who may have received these items.
According to the distributor, all remaining affected products have been removed from the establishments listed above and are being held at the distributor's warehouse for destruction or return to the manufacturer.
Carson Guam Corporation, the identified distributor of the Enoki Mushrooms manufactured by Mushroom Korea Corporation, has determined that the banned products were distributed and sold from Feb. 1, 2024 to May 5, 2024, to the following 38 food establishments in Guam:
| 7-Day Supermarket - Harmon | Cho Won Korean Restaurant - Tamuning | Hilton Guam Resort & Spa Hotel - Tumon |
| Pacific Island Club - Tumon | Payless Supermarket - Sumay | Seoul-Jung Restaurant - Tumon |
| Bio Water and Ice - Harmon | Crust Pizzeria Napoletana - Agana | Hoshino Resorts Guam - Tamuning |
| Papaniyoc Store/Cafe - Merizo | Payless Supermarket - Tamuning | SJ Market - Tamuning |
| Blaze - Tumon | Dae Jang Keum Restaurant - Harmon | Hotel Nikko Guam - Tumon |
| Payless Supermarket - Dededo | R Daily Mart - Harmon | Super Happy Mart - Barrigada |
| Bom Market - Tumon | Day Buy Day - Yona | Hyatt Regency Guam - Tumon |
| Payless Supermarket - Maite | Se Jeong Korean Restaurant - Upper Tumon | Tsubaki Tower - Tumon |
| California Mart - Tamuning | Don Don Doki - Tamuning | Kimi Market 2 - Mangilao |
| Payless Supermarket - Mangilao | Seoul Mart - Agana Shopping Center | UR Market - NCS Dededo |
| Cheong Dam Restaurant - Tumon | Hafa Adai Market - Yigo | New Jck Market - Yigo |
| Payless Supermarket Mall - Micronesia Mall | Seoul Mart - Tamuning | Village Pantry - Dededo |
| Olympia Mart - Upper Tumon | Waka Sakura - Village of Donki |
As a reminder, consumers who have purchased any of the affected products are urged NOT to consume them.
The product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. To date, the Department has not received any local reports of injuries or illnesses associated with the use of these potentially affected products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact their healthcare provider.
The products are part of the import ban issued by the USFDA due to potential contamination 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 individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria monocytogenes infection may cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Source: kuam.com