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ReviewComprehensive reviews in food science and food safety2025

An Overview of Listeriosis Outbreak Investigations in the United States Linked to Imported Enoki Mushrooms and Associated Regulatory Activities, Research, and Food Safety Knowledge Gaps.

Stelios Viazis, Amanda Conrad, Alexandra Palacios, Alexandra L Busbee, Margaret Kirchner, Natalie Cataldo, Allison Wellman, Brett Weed, Christina K Carstens, Victoria Wagoner and 17 more

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Review in Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Genome-based taxonomic classification ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Stelios ViazisHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4711-1520
Amanda ConradCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Alexandra PalaciosCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Alexandra L BusbeeCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Margaret KirchnerHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Natalie CataldoHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Allison WellmanHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Brett WeedHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Christina K CarstensHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Victoria WagonerHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Laurel S BurallHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Joelle K SalazarHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, Bedford Park, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3587-7588
Megan L FayHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, Bedford Park, Illinois, USA.
Kenneth NievesHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Zachary MillerHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
David T IngramHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Stephen HughesHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Joseph BaugherHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Robert HatchHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Scott IzykHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Grace PedersonOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
Allison ScottOffice of Inspections and Investigations, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Matthew C KristofOffice of Inspections and Investigations, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Laurie WilliamsHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Lauren YeungHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Cary Chen ParkerHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Michael C BazacoHuman Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foods implicated in listeriosis outbreaks continue to change over time. Historically, listeriosis outbreaks have been primarily linked to consumption of deli meat and dairy products. More recently, they have been linked to vegetable row crops, fruits, and other produce, including imported specialty mushrooms. Specialty mushrooms, including enoki mushrooms, are popular in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean cuisines, and are commonly used in soups, stir-fries, hotpots, and salads. These mushrooms are imported into the U.S. from a variety of East Asian countries and Canada. Recently, food safety authorities around the world have linked listeriosis outbreaks to contaminated enoki mushrooms, leading to a series of highly impactful recalls. This review examines outbreaks and recalls associated with enoki mushrooms, related risks and food safety concerns, ongoing research, regulatory activities focused on this commodity, consumer preparation and handling practices, and prevention strategies. The exchange of epidemiologic and traceback evidence, genomic data, and international data sharing helped investigators find the source of multiple listeriosis outbreaks linked to enoki mushrooms. Since enoki mushrooms were first linked to listeriosis illnesses in 2020, state, federal, and international partners developed a strategy for outbreak prevention, including enhanced surveillance and an improved investigational approach for this commodity.

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AgaricalesDisease OutbreaksFood SafetyListeriosisFoodborne DiseasesFood ContaminationFood MicrobiologyHumansUnited Statesenoki mushroomsListeria monocytogenesoutbreaks

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PMID40958164
PMCPMC12441183

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