Class I · Recall · initiated May 14, 2026 · Ongoing
IQ Produce recalls Korean enoki mushrooms after Florida health sampling found Listeria
IQ Produce of Vernon, California recalled 319 units of 150 g enoki mushrooms, a product of Korea sold to three California customers, after samples collected by the Florida Department of Health tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
The record
- Firm
- Iq Produce, LLC, Vernon, CA
- Product
- Enoki Mushroom, Net Weight 150g; Product of Korea; Distributed by IQ Produce UPC: 8809316 814286
- Reason, as filed
- “Imported Enoki Mushrooms samples collected by Florida Department of Health tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-0898-2026
- Initiated
- May 14, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- June 10, 2026
- Status
- Ongoing · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 319 units
- Distribution
- Product was distributed to 3 California customers.
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason says samples “collected by Florida Department of Health tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.” That is the notable line. IQ Produce says it distributed to three California customers, yet the sample was taken in Florida. The record does not explain the gap. Either a customer moved the product east, or the same imported lot reached Florida by another route. The label reads “Product of Korea, Distributed by IQ Produce,” and no grower is named.
This is the second enoki recall in the file within a week. HH Fresh Trading filed one three days earlier on Taiwanese enoki, also with samples collected in Florida. The record does not connect the two beyond that. In general terms, enoki is a known Listeria vehicle, and a state laboratory actively sampling the category will find positives at more than one importer. An importer with 319 units and three customers controls little except who it buys from and whether it tests what arrives.
Who else should care
Small produce importers and Asian-grocery distributors in California that handle enoki from Korea or Taiwan. The volume here is tiny, 319 packages, and the customer list is three firms long. That did not keep the recall from being Class I, and it did not keep the product from surfacing on the other side of the country.
Wholesalers who buy from these importers and sell on to other states should recognize that their sales are what turned a three-customer recall into a Florida sample. Check: whether your customer agreements require further distribution to be reported back to you by lot, so your distribution line in a recall matches where the product actually went.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.