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Berlin Seeds recalls Berlin Seeds Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds, packaged in 1/4 lb., 1/2 lb., 1 lb., and 5 lb. rese…

Ongoing FDA Recall Class I Biological

Read the agency's notice · machine-readable source record · Agency id: 99894

What the agency said

Product
Berlin Seeds Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds, packaged in 1/4 lb., 1/2 lb., 1 lb., and 5 lb. resealable bags and 50 lb. woven poly bags
Firm: Berlin Seeds
Reason, as written
Product contains alfalfa seed recalled by the supplier due to potential E. coli and/or Salmonella contamination.
Status, as written
Ongoing
Distribution, as written
Through the firm's retail store in Millersburg, OH and nationwide through the firm's website

How this record is classified

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Hazard type
Biological
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules
Organism, allergen, or material
Salmonella, E. coli (STEC), Fish
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules (Organism, Allergen)
Product category
Nuts and seeds
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules · food tags: seeds
Geography
Nationwide
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules
OH
Root cause
Supplier or ingredient
Inferred from the agency's wording by our rules
“roduct contains alfalfa seed recalled by the supplier due to potential E.”
How it was found
Not stated
Not stated by the agency
Corrective action
Voluntary recall
Stated by the agency
Voluntary: Firm initiated; customers first notified by E-Mail
Status
Ongoing
Open in this dataset's terms
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Dates
Recall began: Sep 12, 2026
Reported by agency: Oct 14, 2026
Last agency update: Oct 6, 2026

What is missing or inferred

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Fields assigned by our rules from the agency's wording: hazardType, agents, productCategory, geography, rootCause. Rules version 1.0.

Record history

First seen by this site Oct 21, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC. Last changed Oct 21, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC. No tracked field has changed since.

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