Food recall

Rhodes Legacy, Inc. recall: Sun Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts packaged in 4 oz plastic clamshell

Rhodes Legacy, Inc., of Omaha, NE, recalled Sun Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts packaged in 4 oz plastic clamshell. The FDA's reason: “Alfalfa sprouts have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 28, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 25, 2023. 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 9, 2023

The recall

Company
Rhodes Legacy, Inc. (Omaha, NE)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Alfalfa sprouts have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Sold to distributors and a retailer in Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91414

The product recalled

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

  • F-0290-2023 Class I

    Sun Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts packaged in 4 oz plastic clamshell, 6/4 oz or 12/4 oz containers per case; Sun Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts packaged in 2.5lb plastic lined box.

    Codes: Lot 4211, Sell by date 12/10/22 through 12/14/22; Lot 5211, Sell by date 12/17/22 through 12/27/22; Lot 3212, Sell by date 12/26/22 through 12/31/22; Lot 4212; Sell by date 1/3/23 through 1/7/23.

    Quantity: 1406 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 January 25, 2023.

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.