Raw Chicken Illness Alert - Sprouts Farmers Market, Thousand Oaks California

600 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 91360 California, United States

We bought "Applegate Naturals Gluten Free Chicken Breast Tenders" from Sprouts on 12/28/2025. Within an hour of buying them, we microwaved them to heat them up as instructed on the bag, which says the tenders are "Fully Cooked." After consuming almost a whole bowl of the chicken tenders, I noticed that a half eaten chicken tender was BRIGHT PINK inside, stringy, and looked like RAW chicken. I stopped eating the tenders immediately but it was too late. Within hours I had nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, and fever which has been going on for 48 hours now. I have also contacted the FDA with this report so that no one else buys this product until a thorough investigation and recall is concluded so that no one else gets seriously ill. This product is a danger to the elderly and immune compromised and pregnant women in particular. | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain, Fever, Cramps