Broccoli Seed Recall: Which Gardeners Basics and Eden Brothers Packages to Pull, and What to Do With Sprouts

If your café grows its own broccoli sprouts or microgreens from seed bought online, check the seed packages now. Two seed sellers have recalled broccoli seed over possible Salmonella contamination. On October 7, 2026, Eden Brothers recalled its Calabrese broccoli seeds (packet, 1 ounce and 1 pound, lots 1022067 and 1022068). On October 8, Gardeners Basics recalled one-pound bags of Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds (UPC 848137042889, marked "Packed for 2027"). Both notices trace the problem to the same bulk seed lot from their supplier, W4105, and FDA ties that lot to a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts and microgreens grown from it.

The two notices don't say the same thing about what you've already grown. Gardeners Basics says not to eat sprouts grown from its seeds and to bag and throw them away with the seeds. It doesn't mention microgreens. Eden Brothers says not to plant or sprout its seeds or use them for microgreens, but it doesn't say what to do with a tray that's already growing. Our advice for anything already grown that the notices leave out: don't harvest, serve or sell it, and get an answer from the company or your local health department. FDA's outbreak page is blunt about the seed itself: "Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not use recalled lots of broccoli seeds."

We checked both notices and FDA's outbreak page on October 13, 2026. FDA's page also lists a third seed recall from the same supplier lot, Home Grown 8 oz seeds, covered briefly below.

The two notices side by side

Everything in this table comes from the company notices FDA posted, except text marked as our advice. Each column holds only that brand's instructions.

Those illness statements cover each company's own product. They're not the outbreak count. FDA's outbreak page, last updated October 9, counts 32 illnesses in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington, with three hospitalizations and no deaths. The latest illness began on September 3, 2026.

About supplier lot W4105

Both notices name the supplier's bulk lot, W4105, but neither says that code is printed on the package you bought. Match on what the table says to match. Not finding W4105 on a Gardeners Basics bag doesn't clear it, because that notice identifies bags by UPC and "Packed for 2027." If a package shows W4105 but not the identifiers in the table, hold it and ask the seller. Don't decide on that code alone either way.

The third seed notice on FDA's list

FDA's outbreak page links one more seed recall from the same supplier lot. On October 2, 2026, EAK Distribution of Casper, Wyoming, recalled Home Grown Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds, 8 oz, Heirloom: a cream-colored pouch with UPC 850056627443 and production lot code AUG172026 embossed on the top seal, sold on Amazon from August 20 to September 18, 2026. That notice says not to use the seeds, to dispose of them and to contact Amazon for a full refund. EAK Distribution's number is 541-306-4278, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific. It doesn't address sprouts already grown either. The outbreak first showed up as a September recall of broccoli sprouts grown by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC of Moyie Springs, Idaho. FDA says those sprouts are past their expiration date and no longer for sale.

How to check a seed package

1. Match the brand, product and size. These notices name only Gardeners Basics Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds in the one-pound bag and Eden Brothers Calabrese broccoli seeds in the packet, 1 oz and 1 lb sizes. They don't name any other seeds from either company.
2. Gardeners Basics: check the UPC and the "Packed for 2027" marking. Both match: recalled. If you can't tell, the company's own instruction applies: stop using it and contact them.
3. Eden Brothers: check the lot code character for character. 1022067 or 1022068 on a Calabrese packet, 1 oz or 1 lb package: recalled. The item code and "Use By 2026" are cross-checks. A mismatch there doesn't clear a matching lot.
4. Anything less than a clean match stays out of use. That covers a lot code you can't fully read, a code that's close but not identical, a UPC that matches with a different "Packed for" year, and seed poured into a jar with no record of which package it came from. Hold it and ask the seller, using the contacts in the table.
5. Call a package "not named" only when you can read everything. Brand, product, size and the identifiers above all have to be readable on the original package, and together they can't be a recalled combination from the table or a near match under step 4. A fully readable Eden Brothers Calabrese packet with a lot that isn't 1022067, 1022068 or close to either is one example. "Not named" means only that these notices don't list it as of the day you checked. It isn't a safety clearance.

Having no seed left doesn't end the check. If you used recalled seed in a tray, served what grew, or shared or resold the seed, those parts still apply. There's nothing to check and nothing to write down only when you're sure none of that happened: no broccoli seed bought from either brand, no broccoli seed you can't trace to a package, and nothing grown from that seed or passed on.

Seeds you've already started

This is where the two notices really split. Start from the result for the package the seed came from. What follows applies to seed from a package that matched as recalled; the brand name alone doesn't make a tray recalled. A tray from a "not named" package isn't covered by these notices, which isn't the same as cleared.

• Sprouts from a recalled Gardeners Basics bag. The notice covers them: don't eat the sprouts. Seal the seeds and sprouts in a bag and throw them away. No return is required.
• Microgreens from a recalled Gardeners Basics bag. The notice names sprouts only. FDA links the outbreak to microgreens as well. Our advice, which isn't in the notice: hold them the same way as an Eden Brothers tray (below) and ask Gardeners Basics or your local health department.
• Seed from a recalled Eden Brothers package already in a tray. The notice tells you not to start it but doesn't say what to do once it's growing. FDA's outbreak page links the illnesses to "broccoli sprouts and microgreens grown from a contaminated seed lot." In FDA's September 24 update, 22 of the 27 people interviewed reported eating broccoli sprouts, and one reported eating a microgreen mix containing broccoli microgreens. Our advice, which isn't in the notice: stop harvesting, don't serve or sell anything from the tray, bag it, label it, keep it away from other food, and ask Eden Brothers or your local health department what to do with it. We're not going to tell you whether to destroy it or who to notify, because the notice doesn't say.
• A tray or jar you can't trace to one package. If it may contain seed from a recalled package, treat it as unresolved: don't harvest or serve it, hold it and ask. You can't apply either company's instructions until you know which seed is in it.
• Sprouts or microgreens that already went out to customers. Neither notice addresses that. FDA's general outbreak tips, which weren't written for this recall, say food service operators who have handled recalled or other potentially contaminated food should contact their local health department and talk with customers about possible exposure. That fits food grown from a recalled package, or from seed you can't rule out because its package is unresolved or unknown. A "not named" package doesn't meet that condition by itself, unless something else suggests contamination, but it isn't a safety clearance either. Where the condition fits, call the health department first. They can tell you what applies where you operate.
• Recalled seed you passed on. Eden Brothers says anyone who shared its recalled seeds should tell those people about the recall. Retailers and distributors who resold or further distributed them should stop distribution, set aside and destroy remaining inventory, notify their customers and complete the reply form. Those steps cover the seed, not anything grown from it. The Gardeners Basics notice doesn't address shared or resold seed; ask the company.

Neither notice, and nothing on FDA's outbreak page, offers a rinse, soak, heat step or any other treatment that makes these seeds usable. FDA tells anyone who bought or received recalled seeds or sprouts to "carefully clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that they touched," and points restaurants and retailers to its food safety tips for outbreaks for how to do it. FDA also says anyone with symptoms after eating recalled broccoli sprouts or handling recalled seeds should contact a health care provider.

Worked example (fictional)

This café and everything on its shelf is made up. The recalled identifiers in rows P1 and P2 come straight from the notices. The torn lot in P3 is invented to show an unreadable code. On October 13, the manager of a small café that grows its own sprouts and microgreens goes through the grow shelf. Seed packages and growing containers are counted separately, because a bag of seed and a tray of greens aren't the same kind of unit.

Packages: P1 and P2 are 2 recalled, P3 is 1 unresolved and P4 is 1 not named. That's 2 + 1 + 1 = 4, which matches the four packages on the shelf.

Containers: 1 covered by the Gardeners Basics instruction, 1 held under our Eden Brothers advice and 1 unresolved. That's 1 + 1 + 1 = 3, which matches the three containers. Nothing from any of the three containers has been served, so there's nothing to raise with customers. The manager still asks the health department about the two held trays.

A shelf check you can copy

None of the notices asks you to keep a record. This one starts by asking whether any part applies, because an empty shelf doesn't settle that, and it keeps each brand's instructions next to its result.

Broccoli seed recall check
Notices: Eden Brothers Oct 7, 2026; Gardeners Basics
Oct 8, 2026; FDA outbreak page (updated Oct 9, 2026).
Checked on: ______   By: ______
DOES ANY OF THIS APPLY? yes / no / don't know
A. Broccoli seed ever bought from Gardeners Basics
   or Eden Brothers, or broccoli seed you can't
   trace to a package?
B. Any of that seed still on hand?
C. Any jar or tray grown from it, now or earlier?
D. Anything grown from it served or sold?
E. Any of that seed shared, given away or resold?
All five a sure no: not applicable. Stop here;
  nothing to record.
Any yes or don't know: keep going. No seed left
  is not a reason to stop. A don't know you can't
  settle stays Unresolved below.

SEED PACKAGE (one per line; copy from the package,
write "can't read" instead of guessing)
Brand, product, size:
UPC / lot / item code / marking:
Result:
[ ] Recalled, Gardeners Basics: Waltham 29, 1 lb,
    UPC 848137042889 AND "Packed for 2027."
    Don't eat. Seal in a bag, throw away,
    no return needed.
    Refund: 801-769-6181 (text/voicemail) or
    [email protected], with order number
    and where bought.
[ ] Recalled, Eden Brothers: Calabrese packet,
    1 oz or 1 lb, lot 1022067 or 1022068.
    Don't plant, sprout, eat, share or grow
    microgreens.
    Seal in a bag, household trash, not compost.
    Wash hands and surfaces. Refund: reply form
    on the notice; 855-440-2929 or
    [email protected].
[ ] Unresolved, keep out of use: anything
    unreadable, close-but-not-identical, or
    seed with no record of its package.
    Asked ______ on ______. Answer: ______
[ ] Not named in these notices as of ______:
    everything readable on the original package;
    not a recalled combination above and not a
    near match. Not a safety clearance.

GROWING CONTAINER (jar or tray, now or earlier)
Seed came from package: ______ / unknown
Use that package's result above. The brand name
alone doesn't decide it.
[ ] Package Recalled, Gardeners Basics; sprouts:
    don't eat; seal sprouts and seeds in a bag
    and throw away.
[ ] Package Recalled, Gardeners Basics;
    microgreens: notice names sprouts only.
    Our advice: don't harvest or serve; bag,
    label, keep apart, ask Gardeners Basics or
    the health department.
[ ] Package Recalled, Eden Brothers: notice is
    silent on anything already grown. Our advice:
    don't harvest or serve; bag, label, keep
    apart, ask Eden Brothers or the health
    department.
[ ] Package Unresolved, unknown, or mixed seed
    that may include a recalled package: don't
    harvest or serve; hold and ask.
[ ] Package Not named: these notices don't cover
    it. Not a safety clearance.
Anything from it already served? yes / no / don't know
If yes or don't know, AND the package is Recalled
  or Unresolved, the seed source is unknown, mixed
  seed may include a recalled package, or something
  else suggests the food was contaminated: call the
  local health department. FDA's general outbreak
  tips say to when food service has handled
  recalled or other potentially contaminated food.
  They weren't written for this recall.
If the package is Not named and nothing else
  suggests contamination: these recalls don't
  trigger that call. Not a safety clearance; your
  normal food-safety checks still apply.

SEED SHARED, GIVEN AWAY OR RESOLD (seed only)
[ ] Recalled Eden Brothers seed shared: tell the
    people you shared it with about the recall.
[ ] Recalled Eden Brothers seed resold or
    distributed: stop distribution now; set
    aside and destroy remaining inventory;
    notify your customers; complete the reply
    form.
[ ] Recalled Gardeners Basics seed shared or
    resold: notice doesn't say. Our advice: ask
    Gardeners Basics.
[ ] Seed from an Unresolved package passed on:
    Our advice: ask the seller first.
These are seed steps. Neither notice says what
to do about sprouts or trays you passed on.

If you want a longer bag-by-bag log, the one in our frozen berry recall lot check works the same way.

Limits of this answer

This covers the Gardeners Basics and Eden Brothers notices, plus the short note on Home Grown, as FDA posted them when we checked on October 13, 2026. FDA's outbreak page was last updated October 9 and says it will be updated if more downstream recalls start, so check it again before you rely on a "not named" result. Not all broccoli seed, sprouts or microgreens are recalled; these notices name specific retail packages sold online. They say nothing either way about seed or sprouts you buy from a produce distributor, so ask your distributor about those. This isn't legal advice, and your local health department may have its own requirements.

If this check was slow because nobody knew which package fed which tray, a receiving and food-safety system set up before you open makes the next one faster.

Sources

• Gardeners Basics Recalls Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination, company announcement posted by FDA, October 8, 2026
• Eden Brothers Recalls Calabrese Broccoli Seeds Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination, company announcement posted by FDA, October 7, 2026
• EAK Distribution LLC Recalls Home Grown Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds, 8 oz, Heirloom, company announcement posted by FDA, October 2, 2026
• Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Sprouts (September 2026), FDA, updated October 9, 2026
• Food Safety Tips for Consumers and Retailers During an Outbreak of Foodborne Illness, FDA, current as of July 24, 2026