Consumers Warned About Recalled Sprouts Produced by

Amalgamated Produce Inc. (API) of Bridgeport 

HARTFORD, April 9 -- Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today warned consumers that sprout products produced by Amalgamated Produce Inc. (API) of Bridgeport, Connecticut are being recalled based on a sample collected from a supermarket in New York that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.  The sprouts products have been carried by Stop and Shop, Shoprite and Price Chopper stores in Connecticut.  

         Though there are no illnesses reported in Connecticut, API is recalling its sprouts that have the potential to be contaminated.

         The following products are being recalled. All items have a sell by date code from 3/31/09 through 4/27/09 and are in 4-oz. plastic containers, with the noted exceptions of the 8-oz. Nature’s Promise Organic Alfalfa and the five pound bag of bulk alfalfa sprouts.

 

BRAND                                                  ITEM DESCRIPTION                              UPC

 

Specialty Farms                                      Organic Alfalfa Sprouts                          8192400052

Specialty Farms                                      Organic Sprout Salad                              8192400024

Specialty Farms                                      Organic Spicy Sprouts                            8192400058

Specialty Farms                                      Organic Crunchy Sprouts                       8192400061

Specialty Farms                                      Organic Crunchy Pea Mix                       “        “

Specialty Farms                                      Organic Clover Sprouts                           8192400042

Specialty Farms                                      Lucky Clover Sprouts                              8192400091

Vermont Sprout House                          Organic Alfalfa Sprouts                          2213601290

Vermont Sprout House                          Organic Clover                                         2213601293

Vermont Sprout House                          Organic Bean Mix                                    2213601180

Nature’s Promise                                    Organic Zesty Sprouts                            8826703903

Nature’s Promise                                    Organic Alfalfa Spouts                            8826704741

Nature’s Promise                                    Organic Alfalfa Sprouts (8 oz)                8826704102

Nature’s Promise                                     Organic Sprouts to Munch                    8826704100

BroccoSprouts                                         Broccoli Sprouts                                      1509800025

BroccoSprouts Salad Blend                   Broccoli, clover & radish                        1509800026

BroccoSprouts Deli Blend                      Broccoli, clover & mustard                     1509800027

BroccoSprouts Organic                          Broccoli Sprouts  -- 100% organic         1509800118

BroccoSprouts Organic Deli Blend       100% org. broccoli, clover, mustard      1509800120

BroccoSprouts Organic Salad Blend     100% org. broccoli, clover, radish         150980119

5 pound bulk alfalfa                                  Plastic bagged sprouts in a box with

                                                                     sticker identifying 5 pound bulk alfalfa,

                                                                      julien dates 069 through 097.

 

         Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms from Listeria, such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

         Stores throughout the Northeast and Connecticut have received shipments of these items, and are being directed to remove them immediately from store shelves. Consumer Protection inspectors and the Food and Drug Administration are working with API to determine the source of the contamination. Consumers with sprouts from this company should discard the product immediately or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

         The Department of Consumer Protection continues its ongoing work with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to assist in the evaluation of recalls of food and other products.

 

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