Edhat Staff
By edhat staff
California grown whole avocados by the Henry Avocado Corporation sold in bulk to retail stores are being recalled due to potential contamination with listeria.
“Henry Avocado is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution due to positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection at its California packing facility,” according to the company’s statement. There are no reported illnesses associated with this recall.
The recalled products include California-grown conventional and organic avocados and were packed at Henry Avocado’s packing facility in California where they began packing in January 2019. They were then distributed to Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolin, and Wisconsin. All shipments from the packing facility are subject to the recall. Avocados imported from Mexico and distributed by Henry Avocado are not subject to the recall and may continue to be sold and consumed.
“We are voluntarily recalling our products and taking every action possible to ensure the safety of consumers who eat our avocados,” says Phil Henry, President of Henry Avocado.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Henry Avocado is contacting all affected customers to confirm the recalled products are immediately removed from store shelves. For conventional products purchased at retail, consumers can identify the recalled products by the “Bravocado” stickers. Henry Avocado organic products do not carry the “Bravocado” label on the sticker. Instead, those products are labeled “organic” and include “California” on the sticker. Retailers can identify Henry Avocado organic products by the bar code on the stickers.
Henry Avocado Corporation is fully cooperating with federal and California health officials to facilitate an efficient and complete recall of these avocados.
Consumers who have purchased any recalled avocados are urged not to consume them, but to discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with further questions may contact Henry Avocado at (760) 745-6632, Ext 132 or visit www.henryavocado.com/media
Good heavens, I thought Avocados were one food we could count on to be clean. How does it get this stuff? Something sprayed on them? Why would organic ones be affected? I hadn’t heard about washing Avos but know watermelon and cantaloupe should be cut before cutting into. What are they doing to our food these days?
Thanks for the information about the machines.
Someone please explain this paragraph to me. It makes zero sense: “Henry Avocado is contacting all affected customers to confirm the recalled products are immediately removed from store shelves. For conventional products purchased at retail, consumers can identify the recalled products by the “Bravocado” stickers. Henry Avocado organic products do not carry the “Bravocado” label on the sticker. Instead, those products are labeled “organic” and include “California” on the sticker. Retailers can identify Henry Avocado organic products by the bar code on the stickers.”
This evening I cut into three ripe organic jumbo Hass avocados (3/$5.00) that I got from Sprouts. They are three of the lousiest tasting avocados I have had in years. Just like water. Ruined my dinner, since I was hoping to use them as salad ingredients and also guacamole. I didn’t bother reading the stickers, I am going to get my money refunded. Bad fruit is revolting.