Salmonella Prompts Alfalfa Sprouts Recall in Michigan

WASHINGTONLiving Foods Inc., an Ionia, Mich., firm, is recalling bulk and retail-size packages of alfalfa sprouts distributed to retail and foodservice facilities through wholesale produce suppliers in Michigan because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Oct. 7.

The recalled involves four 1-pound bags of alfalfa sprouts packaged in unlabeled 1-pound plastic bags in a box labeled as Living Foods, Inc. Alfalfa Sprouts with a sell by date of 10/2/2010; five-pound bulk container (bag in a box) of alfalfa sprouts labeled as Living Foods, Inc. Alfalfa Sprouts with a sell by date of 10/2/2010; 4-ounce cup alfalfa sprouts labeled as Living Foods, Inc. Alfalfa Sprouts with a sell by date of 10/2/2010 and UPC Code 0 26684 10006 5; and 4-ounce bag alfalfa sprouts labeled as Living Foods, Inc. Alfalfa Sprouts with a sell by date of 10/2/2010 and UPC Code 0 26684 10004 1.

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