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Alfalfa sprouts are recalled

By W.J. Hennigan
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A Culver City company’s alfalfa sprouts were recalled Wednesday by the California Department of Public Health because of possible salmonella contamination.

Agency Director Mark Horton warned consumers not to eat certain Kowalke Organics alfalfa products with sell-by dates June 18 to June 30. The items were sold at Southern California Gelson’s and Whole Foods Market grocery stores.

The recalled products are: Kowalke Organics Alfalfa Sprouts, 4-ounce, 8-ounce, 1-pound and 5-pound packages; Kowalke Organics Dinner Salad, 6-ounce package, Kowalke Organics Onion Mix, 4-ounce package.

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Mike’s Produce Inc., which operates Kowalke Organics, said it was voluntarily recalling raw alfalfa sprout products.

Owner Mike Matthews told the Associated Press that only one package -- with the sell-by date of June 21 -- tested positive for salmonella. All the products with that date, Matthews said, have already been taken off store shelves.

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william.hennigan@latimes.com

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W.J. Hennigan

W.J. Hennigan covered the Pentagon and national security issues from Washington, D.C., before leaving the Los Angeles Times bureau in November 2017. While there, he reported on war, counter-terrorism, and the lives of American service members from more than two dozen countries and previously covered the aerospace and defense industry from Los Angeles. Hennigan earned awards from the National Press Club, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and was a contributor to the Los Angeles Times coverage of the terror attacks in San Bernardino that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016.

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