2 Companies Recall Enoki Mushrooms After Listeria Found in Florida, California Tests

Regulators say investigations remain ongoing as companies coordinate with authorities to remove all affected enoki mushroom products from store shelves and supply chains.

Rudy Blalock

Published: 5/19/2026, 8:01:33 AM EDT

2 Companies Recall Enoki Mushrooms After Listeria Found in Florida, California Tests — Packs of the recalled Enoki mushrooms from HH Fresh Trading and IQ Produce on May 13, 2026. (FDA)

Two Los Angeles-area food distributors are recalling enoki mushrooms after separate government tests detected the potentially deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes in them, federal health officials announced.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published notices on May 14 for both HH Fresh Trading, based in Los Angeles, and IQ Produce LLC, based in Vernon, California—two unrelated companies whose enoki mushrooms both tested positive for the dangerous pathogen.

HH Fresh Trading is pulling 120 cases of its TW Enoki Mushrooms, sold in 150-gram plastic bags bearing the product code 4711498860002. The mushrooms were shipped to wholesalers in Texas and Florida. A Florida health department laboratory tested the batch on April 20 and returned results on April 28, confirming the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The company said it was notified of those results by the FDA on May 11. The batch had originally been sold to Texas on Feb. 23, before being redistributed to Florida.

Separately, Vernon-based IQ Produce is recalling 528 cases of its Enoki Mushroom 150g, identified by Lot No. UI775 and packaged with a green label, according to a separate FDA notice. That recall was triggered after an FDA sample of the mushrooms came back positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The IQ Produce mushrooms were distributed through retail stores.

Neither company has reported any associated illnesses since the recalls were announced.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly or frail, and people with weakened immune systems, according to the FDA notice.

Dangerous Foodborne Infection

Listeriosis, the infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, is a type of food poisoning that develops when someone eats or drinks something contaminated with the bacteria, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Many otherwise healthy people may only experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting, and might never undergo testing, the clinic notes. In those cases, symptoms often resolve within a couple of days without treatment if the person is not pregnant and has a healthy immune system.

Certain groups face a much higher risk of severe, sometimes life-threatening complications from listeriosis. People who are 65 or older, are pregnant, or have weakened immune systems are more likely to develop invasive disease, in which the infection spreads beyond the digestive system. In those instances, Listeria can travel to other parts of the body and cause conditions such as inflammation of the heart or bones, infections of the lining of abdominal organs, brain and spinal cord infections, including encephalitis or meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and even death.

For women who are pregnant, the stakes can be especially high. Cleveland Clinic notes that a Listeria infection during pregnancy can be passed to the fetus before birth or during delivery, which can result in pregnancy loss, stillbirth, preterm birth, or lifelong health problems for the baby. The clinic also reports that about one in six people with invasive listeriosis die.

Customers who purchased HH Fresh Trading's enoki mushrooms are urged to return them from where they were purchased for a full refund. Consumers with questions can reach HH Fresh Trading by calling 262-365-9116, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST.

Anyone who bought IQ Produce's enoki mushrooms should similarly return the product for a full refund. IQ Produce can be reached at 1-323-889-9301.