Stop using nowFood recall · FDA · Published October 6, 2021
SunGarden Mung Bean Sprouts Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
SunGarden recalls 5lb and 10lb mung bean sprouts packaged in clear plastic bags with white cardboard boxes due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should avoid using these products.
“SunGarden Mung Bean Sprouts Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14054-sungarden-mung-bean-sprouts-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0023-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0023-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Oct. 6, 2021, that International Sprout Holding Inc. voluntarily recalled SunGarden Mung Bean Sprouts due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects 5lb and 10lb packaged products distributed to a single customer in Florida.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: SunGarden
Product: Mung Bean Sprouts, 5lb & 10lb
Packaging: Clear plastic bag in white cardboard box
Lot Numbers: 251, 257, 264
Product Numbers: 122F, 124F
Best By range: 09/30/2021 to 10/13/2021
Distribution: Single customer in Florida
The hazard
The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The FDA classified the recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show International Sprout Holding Inc. has had five other recalls since Aug. 1, 2014, including a Dec. 30, 2019, recall for possible E. Coli contamination and a March 31, 2016, recall involving Salmonella Poly B. Other recent recalls of similar products include Prima Vera N Black Bean Tamales (Dec. 12, 2025), Moonlight Packing Peaches (Oct. 28, 2025), and Prima Vera Nueva Butternut Squash Tamales (Dec. 12, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for products labeled 'SunGarden Mung Bean Sprouts 5lb & 10lb' in clear plastic bags inside white cardboard boxes. Lot numbers 251, 257, or 264 with best by dates between September 30, 2021 and October 13, 2021.
Brand
SunGarden
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Products
Discard any SunGarden mung bean sprouts with lot numbers 251, 257, or 264 that were purchased between September 30, 2021 and October 13, 2021.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Florida.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distributed to a single customer in Florida” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 49 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0023-2022 (October 6, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0023-2022 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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