Food recall

Alfred Louie Inc recall: Bean Sprouts

Alfred Louie Inc, of Bakersfield, CA, recalled Bean Sprouts and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “FDA environmental samples found Listeria Monocytogenes on product in packing line and on food contact surfaces in the facility.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 22, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 29, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Listeria

Status

Terminated

Closed September 11, 2013

The recall

Company
Alfred Louie Inc (Bakersfield, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“FDA environmental samples found Listeria Monocytogenes on product in packing line and on food contact surfaces in the facility.”
Where it was sold
CA, ID, AZ, NV.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64967

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1444-2013 Class I

    Bean Sprouts: Keep Refrigerated: Ingredients: Mung Beans Net WT: 10 lbs (4.54 KG); Alfred Louis Inc., Bakersfield, CA 93309 Product of the USA. UPC 00000 20001

    Codes: no codes on products

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1445-2013 Class II

    Soy Bean Sprouts: Keep Refrigerated: Ingredients:Soy Beans Net WT: 5 lbs (2.27 KG); Alfred Louis Inc., Bakersfield, CA 93309 Product of the USA.

    Codes: no codes on products

    Quantity: xx

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of May 29, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.