Baby food pouches recalled over potential lead contamination in four lots
Sprout Organics is recalling 9,873 cases of its Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach baby food for potential contamination with lead.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: potential lead contamination in a food for infants is a hazard, and no illnesses are reported.
Plain-English summary
SPROUT ORGANICS Made With Organic Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach, labeled for 6+ months, net weight 3.5 oz, distributed by Sprout Foods of Montvale, New Jersey, is being recalled for potential contamination with the heavy metal lead.
The recall covers 9,873 cases from lots 4212, 4213, 4282 and 4310, with best-by dates of 29 October 2025, 30 October 2025, 4 December 2025 and 4 February 2026. The product was distributed across many US states. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.
The enforcement record states the potential contamination and reports no illnesses. Lead exposure is of particular concern in infants and young children.
Anyone holding a pouch matching one of the listed lots and best-by dates should not feed it to a child and should follow the retailer's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- 6+ Months SPROUT ORGANICS Made With Organic Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach NET WT. 3.5 OZ (99g) INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC SWEET POTATOES, ORGANIC APPLES, ORGANIC SPINACH, WATER, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE. Dist. by Sprout Foods, Inc. Montvale, NJ 07645 UPC: 818512011762
- Manufacturer
- Sprout Organics Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baby food
- Hazard
- lead
- heavy-metal
- infant-food
- chemical-contamination
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 (7)
- Lot: 4212
- 4213
- 4282
- 4310 Best By Date: Oct 29 2025
- Oct 30 2025
- Dec 04 2025
- Feb 04 2026
Distribution
Distributed in 33 states:
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- HI
- ID
- IN
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- MI
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NC
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NM
- NV
- NY
- OH
- PA
- RI
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- WA
- WI
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