Food recall

Sprout's Farmers Market recall: Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Whole Black Peppercorns

Sprout's Farmers Market, of Phoenix, AZ, recalled Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Whole Black Peppercorns. The FDA's reason: “Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is recalling Organic Whole Black Peppercorns, Lot 3287 after FDA test results revealed the presence of Salmonella and Lot 3246 as precaution because it has the...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 4, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 30, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed May 12, 2014

The recall

Company
Sprout's Farmers Market (Phoenix, AZ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is recalling Organic Whole Black Peppercorns, Lot 3287 after FDA test results revealed the presence of Salmonella and Lot 3246 as precaution because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
US only. Spourts Farmers Market stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67914

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1879-2014 Class I

    Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Whole Black Peppercorns, 2.12oz., UPC Code 8-74875-00425-4, Lot Numbers 3287 and 3246. Packaged in glass jars with plastic lid. Product labeling reads in part:"SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET organic Black Peppercorns ***NET WT 2.12 OZ (60g)***Manufactured Exclusively For Sprouts Farmers Market Phoenix, Arizona 85028***www.sprouts.com***SP00056***8 74875 00425 4***".

    Codes: UPC Code 8-74875-00425-4, Lot Numbers 3287 and 3246. Expiration 10/2016 (Lot 3287) and 09/2016 (Lot 3246).

    Quantity: 4,127 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of April 30, 2014.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.