(WSLS 10) - Food Safety Specialists from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are warning consumers not to eat Soybean Sprouts from Henry's Farm Inc. of Woodford.
The company is recalling all packages of Soybean Sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems.
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Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The following products are being recalled by the firm:
These items were primarily distributed to Asian specialty grocery stores in Virginia and Maryland.