Food Recall: Frozen Sprouted Beans And Vegetables Due To Possible Presence Of Salmonella

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting Vimms Enterprises Limited in its recall of Deep brand Sprouted Mat, Sprouted Moong beans and Surti Undhiu Mix due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

All batches and dates of these products are affected by this recall.

“Salmonellosis can be serious, so it is important that people do not eat these products," says New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.

“If you have any at home you can return them to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw it out.

"Symptoms can appear within 12 to 72 hours and include abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Illness usually lasts between 4 and 7 days but, in more severe cases, it can go on for up to 10 days and cause more serious illness.

“If you have consumed any of this product and are concerned for your health, contact your health professional, or call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for free advice.”

Deep brand Sprouted Mat and Sprouted Moong beans are sold at the following Auckland retailers:

• Arjun Supermarket - 5 Rankin Avenue, New Lynn

• Lotus Supermarket - 2/43 Cavendish Drive Manukau Central

• Yogiji’s Supermarket - 7/251 Lincoln Road, Henderson

Surti Undhiu Mix (vegetable mix) is also sold in ethnic supermarkets nationwide

Visit NZFS’s recall page for up-to-date information and photographs of the affected product.

New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated illness.

The affected products were imported and have been subject to recalls in USA and Australia. 

Remove duplication of reference to associated illness

The products have been removed from store shelves and have not been re-exported.

“As is our usual practice, NZFS will work with importers to understand how the contamination occurred and prevent its recurrence,” says Mr Arbuckle.

The vast majority of imported food sold in New Zealand is safe, but very rarely problems can occur. Help keep yourself and your family safe by subscribing to our recall alerts. Information on how to subscribe is on the NZFS food recall page.

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