Food recall

International Sprout Holding Inc. recall: Alfalfa Seed in plastic lined bags labeled in part *** VNS Alfalfa

International Sprout Holding Inc., of Cookeville, TN, recalled Alfalfa Seed in plastic lined bags labeled in part *** VNS Alfalfa. The FDA's reason: “A sample of one lot of product tested positive for salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 4, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 3, 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 February 18, 2015

The recall

Company
International Sprout Holding Inc. (Cookeville, TN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A sample of one lot of product tested positive for salmonella.”
Where it was sold
CA, FL, HI, IA, MA, MD, MT, NY, OH, and Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69677

The product recalled

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

  • F-0539-2015 Class I

    Alfalfa Seed in plastic lined bags labeled in part *** VNS Alfalfa, NET WT. 25 KG Lot SAL2-3BJ Product of AUSTRALIA, International Specialty Supply ***

    Codes: SAL2-3BJ

    Quantity: 22,000 lbs.

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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 December 3, 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.