Sprouts Extraordinaire Recalls 5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprouts for Salmonella Risk
Sprouts Extraordinaire is recalling 5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprouts due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Colorado and potentially other states.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Sprouts Extraordinaire, LLC is recalling 5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprout cases due to the potential for Salmonella contamination."
Plain-English summary
Sprouts Extraordinaire, LLC is voluntarily recalling 5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprouts due to the potential for Salmonella contamination. The product is distributed by and/or manufactured by Astec Ltd. dba Sprouts Extraordinaire.
The recall involves 425 cases of the product. The company distributes this product to customers in Colorado, who may in turn distribute it to Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, and Wisconsin. The affected packages have expiration dates of 07/05/16, 07/12/16, 07/18/16, 07/19/16, or 07/26/16.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their expiration dates and stop using it if it matches the recalled items. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions or report any illnesses.
The recalled product
- Product
- 5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprouts. One package per case. Distributed by and/or Manufactured by Astec Ltd. dba Sprouts Extraordinaire
- Manufacturer
- Sprouts Extraordinaire, LLC
- Category
- Food — Sprouts
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 425
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 (5)
- Expiration dates: 07/05/16
- 07/12/16
- 07/18/16
- 07/19/16
- 07/26/16.
Distribution
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