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

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1444-2013) was formally reported on May 29, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on April 22, 2013. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Alfred Louie Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Bakersfield, CA. Federal records indicate N/A units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: FDA environmental samples found Listeria Monocytogenes on product in packing line and on food contact surfaces in the facility. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: CA, ID, AZ, NV.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 13 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.