Everything Sprouts recall adds radish mix

Everything Sprouts expanded a voluntary recall on Aug. 28 to include certain lots of Robust Radish Sprout Mix after federal officials said the product could have been cross-contaminated by recalled alfalfa sprouts. The Minneapolis company’s recall expansion was posted by the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 29, and the agency’s outbreak page was updated Aug. 31. Federal health officials say the broader outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts has sickened 55 people across 15 states, hospitalized four and caused no deaths. No illnesses have been linked specifically to the radish mix so far, according to the FDA and ABC News. ### Which product was added to the recall? The added product is Robust Radish Sprout Mix sold in 5-ounce cups under the Everything Sprouts brand. FDA said the recalled radish mix carries lot numbers 223, 226, 230 and 233. The distribution window for the radish mix ran from Aug. 13, 2026, through Aug. 26, 2026, to wholesale distributors and grocery stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to the FDA recall notice. (fda.gov) ABC News reported the company expanded the recall after the FDA said the radish mix had the potential for cross-contamination from the alfalfa sprouts already under recall. ### How large is the outbreak tied to the alfalfa sprouts? CDC said 55 people across 15 states had been sickened as of Aug. 24 in an outbreak involving both Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. The agency said four people were hospitalized, no deaths had been reported and two people were infected with both pathogens. The FDA and CDC have linked the illnesses to alfalfa sprouts recalled on Aug. 22. (fda.gov) Those alfalfa sprouts were sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands in 5-ounce plastic containers with lot numbers 222, 223, 225, 226 and 230, according to the FDA. ### Why was radish mix pulled if no illnesses were tied to it? (cdc.gov) FDA said the radish mix was added because of the potential for cross-contamination with recalled alfalfa sprouts. ABC News reported that no new illnesses had been reported in the outbreak overall and that no illnesses had been traced to the radish mix itself. (fda.gov) Everything Sprouts said in an earlier notice cited by ABC News that it became aware of illness reports from federal and state agencies and was coordinating with FDA and CDC. The company said it had tested products daily during the outbreak and had not received positive lab results, according to ABC. ### Where were the recalled sprouts sold? (fda.gov) Minnesota and Wisconsin are the two states named by FDA for retail distribution of the recalled products. FDA also said alfalfa sprouts from Everything Sprouts were distributed to restaurants in those states and that the agency is working to determine whether recalled product was further distributed elsewhere. (abcnews.com) ABC News reported that some retailers had begun pulling affected packages from shelves. FDA’s public guidance to businesses is broader: do not eat, sell or serve the recalled sprouts, and wash and sanitize surfaces that may have come into contact with them. ### What are regulators looking at now? (fda.gov) FDA said its traceback investigation found at least one additional sprout grower that received and used the same lot of alfalfa sprout seeds under investigation from a common seed supplier. ABC News reported that the seed supplier had instructed customers not to use, grow, sell, transfer or redistribute the implicated seed lot and to return or dispose of any remaining seed. (fda.gov) CDC’s outbreak page remains open as of Sept. 2, 2026, and FDA says its investigation is ongoing. Consumers can verify affected products by checking the FDA recall notice for lot numbers, while CDC says recalled sprouts should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. (fda.gov) (abcnews.com)