5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprouts. One package per case. Distributed by and/or Manufactured by Astec Ltd. dba Sprouts Extraordinaire

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2010-2016) was formally reported on September 21, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 5, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Sprouts Extraordinaire, LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Denver, CO. Federal records indicate 425 cases units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Sprouts Extraordinaire, LLC is recalling 5 lb Living Alfalfa Sprout cases due to the potential for Salmonella contamination. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: The company currently distributes this product to its customers in Colorado. They in turn potentially distribute to Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming and Wisconsin. No foreign, VA/govt/Military con…. 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, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 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.