Alfalfa sprouts, packaged in a 4 oz. clamshell container or 85 gram package. Product is sold under Sprouters

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Alfalfa sprouts, packaged in a 4 oz. clamshell container or 85 gram package. Product is sold under Sprouters Northwest or LifeForce brand. The Sprouters Northwest, 4oz., has UPC 8 15098 00108 8; The LifeForce, 85 gram, has UPC 8 51042 00402 6. The Sprouters Northwest, 4oz, is labeled in parts: "ALFALFA SPROUTSSprouters NORTHWEST**KEEP REFRIGERATEDNET WT. 4.0 oz.DISTRIBUTED BY: SPROUTERS NORTHWEST, KENT, WA 98032www.SproutersNorthwest.com". The LifeForce, 85 gram, is labeled in parts: "ALFALFA SPROUTSLifeForce foodsKEEP REFRIGERATEDNET WT 85gPRODUCED FOR: LIFE FORCE FOODS LLC, BALTIMORE, MD 21202www.BroccoSprouts.com*". Giant Greens, Inc. · reported 2013-03-06

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Alfalfa sprouts are recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2013-01-28
Reported by the agency: 2013-03-06
Closed out (terminated): 2013-03-20
Recalling firm: Giant Greens, Inc.
Kent, WA
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): Products distributed in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada.
States we parsed from that text: AK ID OR WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1013-2013

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