Evergreen Fresh Sprouts Recalls Broccoli Sprouts as Salmonella Outbreak Reaches 22 Cases in Four States

Twenty-two people in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington have been confirmed sick with Salmonella Bovismorbificans traced to broccoli sprouts grown by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)’s Sept. 9, 2026 update on the outbreak. Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Key facts

Product: Broccoli sprouts sold in plastic bags and clamshell containers by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC
Cases: 22 confirmed illnesses in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington
Hospitalizations: 2; no deaths reported
Bacteria: Salmonella Bovismorbificans
Recall date: Sept. 4, 2026
Expiration dates on recalled packages: Sept. 7, 9, 11, 14 or 16
Latest CDC update: Sept. 9, 2026

A separate, unrelated outbreak

This outbreak is separate from a larger, concurrent recall involving alfalfa sprouts from a different company, Everything Sprouts, LLC, which has sickened roughly 55 people across 15 states with a mix of E. coli and Salmonella Agona. The CDC’s page for the Evergreen Fresh Sprouts investigation states directly that the two outbreaks are unrelated — different company, different product, different bacterial strain.

The company behind the recall

The company, based in Moyie Springs, Idaho, recalled its broccoli sprouts on Sept. 4, 2026. Marler Clark, a food-safety law firm that tracks outbreaks, is investigating the case on behalf of potential clients but says no lawsuit has been filed yet. According to the firm, this marks the third time since 2011 that the grower, then operating as Evergreen Produce, has been linked to an illness outbreak — a 2011 Salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and a 2014 E. coli outbreak tied to clover sprouts.

How the outbreak was traced

The recall followed a break in the case: Montana state officials collected an unopened package of the sprouts from a sick person’s home refrigerator, tested it, and got a positive result for Salmonella. Whole genome sequencing then matched that sample to the strain making people sick across the four states.

What was recalled

The recalled sprouts were sold in plastic bags or clamshell containers, each printed with one of five expiration dates.

Expiration dates on recalled packages: Sept. 7, 9, 11, 14 or 16
What to do: Don’t eat the sprouts — throw them away or return them to where they were bought
Clean up: Wash any containers, utensils or surfaces the sprouts touched with hot, soapy water, or run them through a dishwasher, since Salmonella can spread from surface to surface

Symptoms and when to call a doctor

Salmonella symptoms typically start anywhere from six hours to six days after eating contaminated food and include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps that usually last four to seven days. Most people recover without treatment, but children under 5, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems face a higher risk of severe illness.

Call a doctor if you have:

Fever above 102 degrees along with diarrhea
Diarrhea that lasts more than two days
Blood in the stool
Signs of dehydration

Where the sprouts were sold

The sprouts were confirmed to have reached grocery stores, food co-ops, restaurants and other food-service customers in Idaho, Montana and Washington. A case in Utah has also been confirmed, even though Utah was not named on the original distribution list — a sign, health officials say, that the product may have traveled further than what has been documented so far.

What’s still unknown

Investigators have not said how the sprouts became contaminated. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration)’s inquiry into whether the source was a seed lot, irrigation water or some other point in the growing process is still open, and no cause had been publicly identified as of this week.

Timeline

2011: Evergreen Produce (now Evergreen Fresh Sprouts) linked to a Salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts
2014: The same grower linked to an E. coli outbreak tied to clover sprouts
July 7, 2026: Earliest illness onset date reported in the current outbreak
Aug. 26, 2026: Latest illness onset date reported so far
Sept. 4, 2026: Evergreen Fresh Sprouts recalls its broccoli sprouts
Sept. 9, 2026: CDC’s most recent update — 22 cases confirmed across four states

What happens next

The case count could still change. Illnesses linked to the recalled sprouts have been reported with onset dates stretching from July 7 to Aug. 26, 2026, and it can take two to four weeks for a new illness to be confirmed and added to the CDC’s count, so more cases tied to this recall may still surface as the investigation continues.