Amalgamated Produce Inc. of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has issued its second consumer recall notice over possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination of raw sprouts.

The latest recall applies to four-ounce plastic containers of Specialty Farms Organic Crunchy Sprouts or Organic Crunchy Pea Mix. The packages have sell-by dates from March 31 to April 27, 2009. The company sells in 11 northeastern states.

Amalgamated's first recall notice happened April 9 after an inspector from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets took a random sample, tested it and found it to be contaminated with Listeria.

The first recall applied to raw sprouts with the following labels:

• Specialty Farms
  
• Vermont Sprout House
  
• Nature's Promise
  
• Brocco Sprouts

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not linked Amalgamated's recall to any outbreak, but the CDC did say in a recent press release that it was investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked with eating alfalfa sprouts. The press release did not say what states or areas were involved in the outbreak.

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