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Sweetwater Farms LLC
FDA recall F-1033-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-04-13 · Terminated
- Product
- Sweetwater Sprouts 100% Pure Sprouted Mung Bean packaged in the following configurations: 8 oz. plastic bags packed 10 per case; 16 oz. plastic bags packed in cases of 5 or 10; 5 lb. bulk case; 10 lb. bulk case. The product is shipped in cardboard cases labeled with product and lot number. The responsible name on the label is Sweetwater Farms, Inman, KS 67546.
- Reason
- Sprouts are potentially contaminated with Salmonella
- Quantity
- 3900/ 8oz./bags; 2585/ 16 oz./bags; 454/5 lb./cases; 427/10 lb./cases (11,075 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 2/22/2016; lot 040016, sell by 2/232016; lot 041016, sell by 2/24/2016; lot 042016, sell by 2/25/2016; lot 043016, sell by 2/26/2016; lot 044016, sell by 2/27/2016; lot 046016, sell by 2/29/2016; lot 047016, sell by 3/1/2016; lot 048016, sell by 3/2/2016; lot 050016, sell by 3/4/2016; lot 051016, sell by 3/5/2016; and lot 053016, sell by 3/7/2016
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.