Sprouts Unlimited Inc Recall: The firm's sprout products are linked to an outbreak of E. coli O103 illness in Iowa.
United States
TerminatedClass I
- Company
- Sprouts Unlimited Inc
- Product
- Clover sprouts packaged in 4 oz packages, Sprouts Unlimited,…
- Recall date
- December 24, 2019
- Terminated
- February 25, 2020
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
The firm's sprout products are linked to an outbreak of E. coli O103 illness in Iowa.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover sprouts packaged in 4 oz packages, Sprouts Unlimited, Inc. Marion, IA | Not published in this source record | 979 packages | pack date 12/23/2019 and prior |
Distribution
- Distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in Iowa.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0680-2020
- Event ID
- 84573
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Sprouts Unlimited Inc
- Product description
- Clover sprouts packaged in 4 oz packages, Sprouts Unlimited, Inc. Marion, IA
- Quantity
- 979 packages
- Reason
- The firm's sprout products are linked to an outbreak of E. coli O103 illness in Iowa.
- Recall initiation date
- December 24, 2019
- Report date
- February 12, 2020
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- February 25, 2020
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in Iowa.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- pack date 12/23/2019 and prior
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Telephone
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Sprouts Unlimited Inc
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