Sunrise Farms Recalls Sprouts

A Wisconsin-based sprout grower has notified its customers to remove alfalfa sprouts and certain sprout mixes from store shelves after routine food safety tests by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection turned up positive for Salmonella.

Sunrise Farms Inc., Neenah, Wisc., is recalling its packaged Alfalfa Sprouts, Spicy Sprouts, Crunchy Sprouts and Onion Sprouts. These sprouts and sprout mixes are sold in 4-ounce packages at grocery stores and retailers throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. The other sprout mixes produced by Sunrise Farms are not part of the recall.

No illnesses have been reported.

Sunrise Farms routinely tests sprouts grown at its facility to ensure that the sprouts are free of salmonella and E. coli, in addition to testing by the state agriculture department. The company is working closely and cooperatively with the department’s Food Safety Division to determine how these sprouts became contaminated.