Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Whole Black Peppercorns, 2.12oz., UPC Code 8-74875-00425-4, Lot Numbers 3287 an

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Sprouts Farmers Market Organic Whole Black Peppercorns, 2.12oz., UPC Code 8-74875-00425-4, Lot Numbers 3287 and 3246. Packaged in glass jars with plastic lid. Product labeling reads in part:"SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET organic Black Peppercorns NET WT 2.12 OZ (60g)Manufactured Exclusively For Sprouts Farmers Market Phoenix, Arizona 85028www.sprouts.comSP000568 74875 00425 4". Sprout's Farmers Market · reported 2014-04-30

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. is recalling Organic Whole Black Peppercorns, Lot 3287 after FDA test results revealed the presence of Salmonella and Lot 3246 as precaution because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2014-04-04
Reported by the agency: 2014-04-30
Closed out (terminated): 2014-05-12
Recalling firm: Sprout's Farmers Market
Phoenix, AZ
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): US only. Spourts Farmers Market stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
States we parsed from that text: AZ CA CO KS NM NV OK TX UT
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-1879-2014

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