Reported Mar 6, 2013 · Terminated

Mung Bean sprouts is packaged in a 8 oz clamshell container or 5 lb. bag and sold under the Sprouters Northwest or Life…

Giant Greens, Inc.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Giant Greens, Inc. · 20703 80th Ave S · Kent, WA · 98032-1252

Is this the product you have?

  • Mung Bean sprouts is packaged in a 8 oz clamshell container or 5 lb. bag and sold under the Sprouters Northwest or Life Force brand. The Life Force foods, 8 oz, has UPC 8 15098 00107 1; The Sprouters Northwest, 5 lb., has UPC 0 33383 70258 2. The Life Force foods, 8 oz
  • is labeled in parts"***MUNG BEAN SPROUTS***KEEP REFRIGERATED***NET WT. 4 OZ.***MANUFACTURED
  • FORBRASSICA SPROUT GROUP, BALTIMORE, MD 21202***www.broccosprouts.com***". The Sprouters Northwest, 5 lb
  • is labeled in parts"***BEAN SPROUTS***KEEP REFRIGERATED***NET WT. 5 LBS***Sprouters NORTHWEST***KENT, WA 98032***"
Lot codes and dates
  • The Best by Dates are including all and up to 2/17/2013
Amount recalled
33774/8 oz. Packages and 416/5 lb. Bags

This recall covers 10 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 9 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

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Mung Bean sprouts are recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA food enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 20, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:21 PM UTC

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