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Sweetwater Farms LLC
FDA recall F-1031-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-04-13 · Terminated
- Product
- Sweetwater Sprouts 100% Pure Sprouted Alfalfa packaged in the following configurations: 4 oz. plastic bags (UPC 7 56733 00104 2) packed 12 per case; 16 oz. (1 lb.) plastic bags; and 5 lb. bulk boxes The product is shipped in cardboard cases labeled with product and lot number. The responsible name on the label is Sweetwater Farms LLC, Inman, KS 67456.
- Reason
- Sprouts are potentially contaminated with Salmonella
- Quantity
- 3,828/4 oz/ bags; 639/1 lb./bags; 285/5 lb./cases (1881 lbs.)
- Distribution
- Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma
- Firm location
- KS, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2016-02-19
- Terminated
- 2017-05-01
- Code info
- lot 039016, sell by date 2/29/2016; lot 042016, sell by date 3/3/2016; lot 046016, sell by 3/7/2016; and lot 053016, sell by 3/14/2016
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.