What is being recalled

Our seed supplier, International Specialty Supply (International Sprout Holdings, Inc.) of Cookeville, Tennessee, recalled one lot of raw alfalfa sprouting seed — lot SAL2-24JB. We buy raw seed from them, repack it into our own retail packages, and sell it. We are passing that recall through to our customers.

The recall was published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in its Enforcement Report on September 10, 2026.

We packed seed from this lot and other unaffected lots, between January 5, 2026 and May 22, 2026. Orders placed on this website that may contain affected product were shipped between January 10 and May 12, 2026. Again — the lot number on your package is what matters, not the order date.

Products that may contain seed from this lot, but PLEASE check the lot number, not just the title:

• Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds — all sizes
• Broccoli and Friends Sprouting Seed Mix — all sizes
• Sprouting Seed Mix: Broccoli, Radish, Alfalfa — all sizes

The broccoli, radish, clover, mustard, cabbage and mung bean seed in these mixes is not subject to any recall. Only the alfalfa component from lot SAL2-24JB is affected. Fenugreek, wheatgrass, cat grass and our other single-variety seeds are not part of this recall.

Why it is being recalled

The recall was initiated after our seed supplier notified us that the seeds were identified through traceback as seed used by a sprout grower whose finished sprouts were part of an FDA investigation involving a multistate foodborne illness outbreak of multiple strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (multiple serotypes include: O26:H11, O103:H25, O168:H8) and Salmonella Agona infections.  Our supplier also notified us of a spent irrigation water sample from one of its alfalfa seed lots tested positive for E. coli.

Sprouting matters here. The warm, moist conditions needed to germinate seed are also good conditions for bacteria to multiply, and sprouts are usually eaten raw. That is why a finding like this one is taken seriously even though it was found in water rather than in the seed itself.

The health risk

Some strains of E. coli can cause serious illness. Symptoms usually begin three to four days after exposure and can include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea which is often bloody, and vomiting.

A small number of people — most often children under five, adults over sixty-five, and anyone with a weakened immune system — can develop a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can be life-threatening.

If you have sprouted or eaten product from this lot and you feel unwell, contact your doctor. Tell them you may have been exposed to E. coli from raw sprouts.

What to do if you have affected product

1. Do not sprout it and do not eat it. If you have sprouts growing from this seed right now, throw them out.
2. Throw the seed away. Please do not mail it back to us. Seal the package in a bag and put it in your household trash. Sending seed with a suspected contaminant back through the mail creates a handling risk, and we do not need the package returned to give you a refund. Before disposing of any seed, verify the lot number to avoid throwing away seed that is not subject to this limited recall.
3. Clean up. Wash any jars, lids, trays, screens or sprouting equipment that touched the seed with hot soapy water, then sanitize them — a solution of one tablespoon of unscented household bleach in one gallon of water works. Wipe down counters and any surface the seed touched. Wash your hands.

Refund or replacement — we handle this directly, wherever you bought it

We are answering every message. Volume is heavy right now, so a reply may take a day. If you have written to us and not heard back within 48 hours, write again or call — we would rather get a duplicate than miss you.

If your label shows a different lot number — SAL2-23JD, SAL2-25JC, SAL-25-JF or anything other than SAL2-24JB — your package is not part of this recall and it is fine to use. Write to us anyway if you would like us to confirm it; we would rather answer a hundred of those than have one person throw out good seed or eat affected seed.

Contact us

Email is much faster than the phone right now. We are a small company and the phone has been busy since the notice went out, so email gets you a real answer sooner.

todd@toddsseeds.com — recall questions, refunds and replacements
(248) 206-3200 — Todd’s Seeds LLC, 1011 Volunteer Drive, Cookeville, TN 38506

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We notified every customer we could identify individually by email on September 11, 2026, and then again on September 22, 2026, and we have reported this recall to the FDA and to Amazon. We are sorry. Sprouting seed is a product people buy because they want to eat something fresh and healthy, and we would rather lose the sale than have you take a risk with a package sitting in your kitchen.