Food recall: River Valley Alfalfa Sprouts in 4 ounce Clam shell, UPC 87906-00027, 5 ounce plastic cup, UPC 87906-00006, and 2 lb. bag
Class I FDA enforcement event 79563. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Alfalfa Sprouts have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
River Valley Sprouts started this food recall on 16 Mar 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Houston, MN. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 79563 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 25 Apr 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 May 2018.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
MN and WI
Recalling firm
River Valley Sprouts, Houston, MN.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1015-2018 | River Valley Alfalfa Sprouts in 4 ounce Clam shell, UPC 87906-00027, 5 ounce plastic cup, UPC 87906-00006, and 2 lb. bag | 1,867 lbs. total | Class I | Terminated | 25 Apr 2018 |
| F-1016-2018 | River Valley Garlic/Alfalfa Sprouts in 5 ounce Cup, UPC 87906-00016, 4 ounce clam shell, UPC 87906-00026 | 1,867 lbs. total | Class I | Terminated | 25 Apr 2018 |
| F-1017-2018 | River Valley Variety Sprouts in 5 ounce Cup, UPC 87906-00018 | 1,867 lbs. total | Class I | Terminated | 25 Apr 2018 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2018
- 578
- Share of these events in Class I
- 34%
- Product records in this event
- 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1015-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 79563. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/79563/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
MN and WI
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 79563?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1,867 lbs. total
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 34% of the 578 food events that started in 2018 are in Class I.