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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published December 24, 2019

Sprouts Clover Sprouts Recall: E. coli O103 Outbreak Risk

Sprouts Unlimited recalls Clover sprouts from 2019 with E. coli O103 outbreak linked to Iowa illnesses. Consumers should avoid these products.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0680-2020FoodSprouts Unlimited ›
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Recalling firmSprouts Unlimited Inc799 51st St · Marion, IA 52302-3857
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Sprouts Unlimited is recalling Clover sprouts in 4 oz packages from December 23, 2019, and earlier. These products are linked to an E. coli O103 outbreak that caused illness in Iowa. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16098-sprouts-clover-sprouts-recall-e-coli-o103-outbreak-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16098-sprouts-clover-sprouts-recall-e-coli-o103-outbreak-risk · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0680-2020

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“Sprouts Clover Sprouts Recall: E. coli O103 Outbreak Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16098-sprouts-clover-sprouts-recall-e-coli-o103-outbreak-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0680-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0680-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Dec. 24, 2019, that Sprouts Unlimited Inc. recalled Clover sprouts in 4 oz packages due to links with an E. coli O103 outbreak in Iowa. The firm initiated the voluntary Class I recall.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Sprouts Unlimited
  • Product: Clover sprouts packaged in 4 oz packages
  • Pack date: 12/23/2019 and prior
  • Quantity: 979 packages
  • Distribution: Restaurants and grocery stores in Iowa

The hazard

The firm's sprout products are linked to an outbreak of E. coli O103 illness in Iowa, according to the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Everything Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts Recall: STEC E. coli and Salmonella Risk (2026-08-22), LEASA Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled Due to E. coli Risk (2026-09-04), and Evergreen Fresh Sprouts Broccoli Sprouts Recall: Salmonella Risk (2026-09-04).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Clover sprouts in 4 oz packages with a pack date of December 23, 2019, or earlier. The products were sold by Sprouts Unlimited in Iowa.

  • Brand
    Sprouts Unlimited
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Date

    Look for pack dates on the product label from December 23, 2019, or earlier.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Iowa.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in Iowa.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Iowa.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 24, 201912. FDA classified it Class I: Feb 10, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Feb 12, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 25, 2020420192020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0680-2020 (December 24, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0680-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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