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Nationwide Recall in Germany for Healthy Powerfood Sprout Mixes Over E. Coli

Tests found Shiga-toxin–producing bacteria in select 80-gram packs with late-September best-before dates.

Overview

  • The official alert was issued on September 24 by Rheinland-Pfalz on lebensmittelwarnung.de, covering retail distribution across all federal states listed.
  • Affected items are Healthy Powerfood Bio Brokkoli 80 g Sprossen Mix Salat and Bio Detox 80 g Sprossen Mix Healthy with best-before dates 24.09.2025, 27.09.2025 and 29.09.2025.
  • Consumers are told not to eat the products, to return unopened packs for a refund, or to safely discard opened ones and clean any surfaces and utensils they touched.
  • Shiga-toxin–producing E. coli can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, occasional vomiting and mild fever, with higher risk of severe illness for young children, older adults and immunocompromised people.
  • Notices do not report illness clusters; the maker is Healthy Powerfood of Worms and customer inquiries can be sent to [email protected].