WASHINGTON—Caldwell Fresh Foods, a Maywood, Calif., firm, is recalling all of its alfalfa sprouts marketed under the Caldwell Fresh Foods, Nature’s Choice and California Exotics brands because of Salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The recall involves Caldwell Fresh Foods 4-ounce plastic cups and 1-pound plastic bags, and 2-pound and 5-pound plastic bags in cardboard boxes with sticker affixed with the printed words “Caldwell Fresh Foods”; Nature’s Choice 4-ounce plastic cups; and California Exotics brands 5-ounce plastic clamshell containers. The products were distributed to a variety of restaurants, delicatessens and retailers including Trader Joe's and Wal-Mart stores.
The recalled products have been linked Salmonella outbreaks in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Wisconsin.
