Sweetwater Sprouts Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Sweetwater Farms LLC is recalling sprouted mung beans due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sweetwater Farms LLC is voluntarily recalling Sweetwater Sprouts 100% Pure Sprouted Mung Bean due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella. The affected product is packaged in 8 oz. and 16 oz. plastic bags, as well as 5 lb. and 10 lb. bulk cases. The total quantity involved is 11,075 lbs.
The recall covers specific lots with sell-by dates ranging from February 22, 2016, to March 7, 2016. The product was distributed in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The responsible name on the label is Sweetwater Farms, Inman, KS 67546.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and sell-by dates against the list provided by the FDA. If the product matches the recalled lots, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sweetwater Sprouts 100% Pure Sprouted Mung Bean packaged in the following configurations: 8 oz. plastic bags packed 10 per case; 16 oz. plastic bags packed in cases of 5 or 10; 5 lb. bulk case; 10 lb. bulk case. The product is shipped in cardboard cases labeled with…
- Manufacturer
- Sweetwater Farms LLC
- Category
- Food — Sprouts
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- lot 039016
- sell by 2/22/2016
- lot 040016
- sell by 2/232016
- lot 041016
- sell by 2/24/2016
- lot 042016
- sell by 2/25/2016
- lot 043016
- sell by 2/26/2016
- lot 044016
- sell by 2/27/2016
- lot 046016
- sell by 2/29/2016
- lot 047016
- sell by 3/1/2016
- lot 048016
- sell by 3/2/2016
- lot 050016
- sell by 3/4/2016
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Sweetwater Farms LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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