Quong Hop and Co. of South San Francisco, the manufacturer, yesterday expanded its recall of some of its tofu products last month to include all of the products identified below with date codes of 11/28/07 and 1/28/08 or any date code prior to the dates listed:
 

These recalled products were distributed to supermarkets and natural food stores on the West Coast and throughout the Midwest.  In California, the products were distributed to the following chain stores statewide: Albertsons, Andronicos, Lunardi, Mollie Stones, Pavilion, PW Markets, Ralphs, Safeway, Save Mart, Stater Bros, Vons and Whole Foods Market. No illnesses have been reported in association with these products.   

Last month’s recall was initiated after routine surveillance sampling conducted by the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Program detected Listeria monocytogenes in a 12-ounce package of “Soy Deli Firm Organic Nigari Tofu.”   The latest recall was expanded to include all tofu products that bear the use by dates previously referenced and all use by dates prior to these dates after additional laboratory analysis confirmed Listeria monocytogenes in recently manufactured products. 

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women and serious and sometimes fatal infections in the elderly, persons with weakened immune systems and newborns.  Consumers with any of these symptoms should call their physician. 

Consumers who purchased these products should immediately discard them or return them to the point of purchase.  Consumers with questions can call Quong Hop at 1-650-553-9900.

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