Packets of a South Korean brand of mushrooms have been recalled amid fears of a potentially deadly bacteria. Korea Connections 300g packets of enoki mushrooms with a best before date of August 17 may contain listeria monocytogenes, and the packet itself has no instructions to cook the mushrooms before eating.
The mushrooms are sold at independent and Asian groceries in Western Australia.
The Korea Connections Enoki Mushrooms 300g are sold at independent and Asian grocery stores in WA.
Food Standards Australia, which handles food recalls, said listeria bacteria “may cause severe illness in pregnant women, unborn babies, neonates, the elderly, and individuals who are immunocompromised.”
The general population can also get sick from consuming the bacteria. Consumers with the mushrooms are urged not to eat them.
For more information:
Korea Connections
Tel. +61 0433 888 639
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
PO Box 5423
Kingston ACT 2604 - Australia
Tel.: +61 2 6271 2222
Foodstandards.gov.au