Sweetwater Sprouts 100% Pure Sprouted Alfalfa packaged in the following configurations: 4 oz. plastic bags (UPC 7 56733 00104 2) packed 12 per case; 16 oz. (1 lb.) plastic bags; and 5 lb. bulk boxes The product is shipped in cardboard cases labeled with product and lot number. The responsible name on the label is Sweetwater Farms LLC, Inman, KS 67456.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1031-2016) was formally reported on April 13, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 19, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Sweetwater Farms LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Inman, KS. Federal records indicate 3,828/4 oz/ bags; 639/1 lb./bags; 285/5 lb./cases (1881 lbs.) units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Sprouts are potentially contaminated with Salmonella Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.