Food recall: 1lb mungbean sprouts 15 box (20 bags a box) a week. 10lb mungbean sprouts 30 bag a week. These products are labeled as…

Class I FDA enforcement event 70516. Recall start date: 22 Jan 2015. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 31 Mar 2015.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Listeria contamination was discovered at Henry's Farm, Inc., a grower and manufacturer of soybean sprouts, after sampling by the US Food and Drug Administration. Sample 875780 . Henrys Farm Inc. of Woodford, VA 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 indiv

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Henrys Farm Inc. started this food recall on 22 Jan 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Woodford, VA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 70516 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 1 Apr 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 31 Mar 2015.

FDA enforcement report The 2 product records

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Maryland and Virginia to three Consignees

Recalling firm

Henrys Farm Inc., Woodford, VA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 70516: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1571-2015	1lb mungbean sprouts 15 box (20 bags a box) a week. 10lb mungbean sprouts 30 bag a week. These products are labeled as produced by Henrys Farm Inc		Class I	Terminated	1 Apr 2015
F-1572-2015	1lb soybean sprouts 30 box (20 bags a box) a week.10lb soybean sprouts 60 bags a week. These products are labeled as produced by Henrys Farm Inc		Class I	Terminated	1 Apr 2015

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Food events that started in 2015: 607
Share of these events in Class I: 47%
Product records in this event: 2Median of the firm: 2
Events of the firm on the register: 3

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Henrys Farm Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
24 Nov 2014	Clear 1 lb packages of Natto Soybean Sprouts. These products are labeled as produced by Henrys Farm Inc.	Food	Class I	3
24 Apr 2012	Sprouts, Soybean, packed in clear plastic 1.0 lb and 1.5 lb. bags, labeled in part *** Henry's Farm Inc. 5500 Fair Oak L	Food	Class I	2

Henrys Farm Inc.: all 3 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report F-1571-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 70516. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/70516/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: Maryland and Virginia to three Consignees
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many food recalls of 2015 have the same class?: 47% of the 607 food events that started in 2015 are in Class I.
How many FDA recalls does Henrys Farm Inc. have?: Henrys Farm Inc. is the recalling firm in 3 enforcement events on this register. This event is 1 of them.