AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people in 15 states
Federal health officials are investigating an unusual multi-pathogen food poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts from a Minnesota grower, a company the FDA had previously warned about unsanitary conditions. The CDC has confirmed 55 cases of illness across 15 states, with four people hospitalized after eating contaminated alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a grower […] The post E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people in 15 states appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal health officials are investigating an unusual multi-pathogen food poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts from a Minnesota grower, a company the FDA had previously warned about unsanitary conditions. The CDC has confirmed 55 cases of illness across 15 states, with four people hospitalized after eating contaminated alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a grower based in Minnesota. The sprouts were sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brand names to restaurants and grocery stores. No deaths have been reported. Illnesses began in late May and continued through at least August 8. A food safety alert has been issued, and the CDC, FDA, and state-level public health officials in several states are actively…Open