FDA adds Gardeners Basics to the broccoli-seed outbreak advisory
The October 9 update identifies nationwide one-pound seed bags. Product instructions and illness-count limits remain specific to the issuer and date.
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Source event: 2026-10-09. Published: 2026-10-09T17:39:39.251Z. Updated: 2026-10-09T17:39:39.251Z.
What happened
Primary-source statement · FDA’s October 9 outbreak update adds Gardeners Basics Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds to the recalled products in its multistate Salmonella investigation. It identifies a white and green resealable one-pound pouch, UPC 848137042889, marked “Packed for 2027,” sold nationwide through several online platforms. FDA separately posted the company’s recall announcement on October 8; the company’s own website dates its notice October 6. The FDA-hosted recall announcement and company website are two versions from the same issuer, rather than independent confirmation of every company statement. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] [Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA] [Gardeners Basics]
Why it matters
Primary-source statement · FDA says consumers, restaurants and retailers should not use the recalled broccoli seeds. Gardeners Basics instructs purchasers not to eat them or sprouts grown from them, and to seal and discard them without returning the product. The company’s FDA-hosted announcement identifies supplier lot W4105. FDA’s October 7 investigation passage describes a seed sample whose Salmonella strain matched the outbreak and a supplier recall followed by downstream recalls. The October 9 addition expands the products named in that advisory; it does not establish that every Gardeners Basics bag tested positive. [Gardeners Basics] [Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA] [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
What remains unknown
Evidence limits · Gardeners Basics reports no illnesses related to its product as of October 6, a cutoff preceding both FDA postings. That company statement cannot establish that no later reports exist. The checked notices do not quantify every affected bag or purchaser. FDA’s combined outbreak totals must not be read as a count of illnesses caused by this brand. The original company notice supplies product-identification, recall-assistance and refund details. [Gardeners Basics] [Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA] [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
Product-specific recall information attributed to the issuer; not individual diagnosis or treatment advice.
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PRODUCT. Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds
PACKAGE. One-pound white / green pouch · Packed for 2027
UPC. 848137042889
SUPPLIER LOT. W4105
DATED INSTRUCTIONS. FDA says do not use. The company says do not eat seeds or sprouts; seal and discard without returning.
Evidence limit. Combined outbreak totals are not a brand-specific illness count. No every-bag positive result is established.
Graphic sources: U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA · Gardeners Basics
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2026-10-09T17:39:39.251Z · Initial original-document briefing; issuer attribution and evidence limits retained.
FDA adds Gardeners Basics to the broccoli-seed outbreak advisory
The October 9 update identifies nationwide one-pound seed bags. Product instructions and illness-count limits remain specific to the issuer and date.
What happened
FDA’s October 9 outbreak update adds Gardeners Basics Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds to the recalled products in its multistate Salmonella investigation. It identifies a white and green resealable one-pound pouch, UPC 848137042889, marked “Packed for 2027,” sold nationwide through several online platforms. FDA separately posted the company’s recall announcement on October 8; the company’s own website dates its notice October 6. The FDA-hosted recall announcement and company website are two versions from the same issuer, rather than independent confirmation of every company statement. [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] [Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA] [Gardeners Basics]
Why it matters
FDA says consumers, restaurants and retailers should not use the recalled broccoli seeds. Gardeners Basics instructs purchasers not to eat them or sprouts grown from them, and to seal and discard them without returning the product. The company’s FDA-hosted announcement identifies supplier lot W4105. FDA’s October 7 investigation passage describes a seed sample whose Salmonella strain matched the outbreak and a supplier recall followed by downstream recalls. The October 9 addition expands the products named in that advisory; it does not establish that every Gardeners Basics bag tested positive. [Gardeners Basics] [Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA] [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
What remains unknown
Gardeners Basics reports no illnesses related to its product as of October 6, a cutoff preceding both FDA postings. That company statement cannot establish that no later reports exist. The checked notices do not quantify every affected bag or purchaser. FDA’s combined outbreak totals must not be read as a count of illnesses caused by this brand. The original company notice supplies product-identification, recall-assistance and refund details. [Gardeners Basics] [Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA] [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]
Original sources
Gardeners Basics recall announcement hosted by FDA · Issuer: Gardeners Basics; hosted by U.S. FDA · 2026-10-08
Gardeners Basics original broccoli sprouting seed recall notice · Issuer: Gardeners Basics · 2026-10-06
FDA outbreak investigation: Salmonella in sprouts, October 9 update · Issuer: U.S. Food and Drug Administration · 2026-10-09
Corrections
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