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Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Live It Up 'Super Greens', 45 Cases in 21 States

Federal investigators are tracing the contamination source following a recall of select Original and Wild Berry powders sold online nationwide.

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FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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YICHANG, CHINA – JULY 14, 2023 – Citizens display the artificial sweetener aspartame in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 14, 2023. The World Health Organization announced on the 14th that the artificial sweetener aspartame is listed as a “possible carcinogen.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) jointly issued a report on the hazards and risk assessment of aspartame, which classified aspartame as a “probable carcinogen” (IARC Class 2B) based on “limited evidence” that aspartame has carcinogenicity in humans. And reiterated that the recommended allowable daily intake is less than 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that has been used since the 1980s in a wide variety of food and beverage products, including sugar-free beverages, chewing gum, gelatin, ice cream, dairy products such as yogurt, breakfast cereals, toothpaste, cough syrups, and chewable vitamin tablets. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Superfoods Inc. issued a voluntary recall covering Live It Up Super Greens Original and Wild Berry powders with expiration dates from August 2026 through January 2028.
  • FDA and CDC officials are conducting a traceback and sampling investigation and warn that additional products could be identified.
  • Health agencies report 45 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations linked to the Salmonella Typhimurium strain, with no deaths and illness onsets from Aug. 22 to Dec. 30, 2025.
  • The recalled products were distributed nationwide, primarily through the brand’s website and online retailers including Amazon, eBay, and Walmart; consumers are urged to discard or return them and clean any contacted surfaces.
  • The first lawsuit related to the outbreak was filed in Kane County, Illinois, as the company suspends production and offers refunds for affected lots, including those with lot codes beginning with “A” and all stick packs.