Reported Mar 6, 2013 · Terminated

Wheatgrass is packaged in a pint or cup, 16 oz. bag, or 5 lb. Flat cardboard box and sold under the Sprouters Northwest…

Giant Greens, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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?

  • Wheatgrass is packaged in a pint or cup, 16 oz. bag, or 5 lb. Flat cardboard box and sold under the Sprouters Northwest brand. The Wheatgrass in a pint or cup has UPC 0 79566 12380 5; The wheatgrass in 16 oz. bag or 5 lb. Flat cardboard box does not have any UPC. The wheatgrass, Sprouters Northwest, pint or cup
  • is labeled in parts"***Wheatgrass***CERTIFIED ORGANIC***Pint***Sprouters NORTHWEST, INC.***KENT, WA 98032***". The wheatgrass in 16 oz
  • bag is labeled in parts"***ORGANIC WHEATGRASS***SKU# 16OZCW***Keep Refrigerated***Not For Retail Sales as Packaged***". The wheatgrass in 5 lb
  • Flat cardboard box is labeled in parts"***Wheatgrass***1 Ea. 21"X21" Wheatgrass/case***Item 40019***"
Lot codes and dates
  • The Best by Dates are including all and up to 2/17/2013
Amount recalled
3024/1 pint Packages; 888 cups; 63/16 oz. Bags; and 494/5 lbs. Flat boxes;

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

Wheatgrass is recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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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, 6:59 PM UTC

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