Multiple Outbreaks Linked to Contaminated Sprouts According to a University of Illinois researcher, sprouts are ideal reservoirs of dangerous bacterium that often lead to food poisoning.  Nowhere has this been more clear that in the recent food-related E. coli and salmonella outbreaks in the U.S. and Europe, all of which point to sprouts as the [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working with state health officials and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to the consumption of raw alfalfa sprouts. As of May 21, 2010, a total of 22 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Newport [...]

The CDC today issued a report on their investigation of the recent Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak.   The investigation has now identified 228 cases in 13 states and linked the source of the outbreak to alfalfa sprouts produced at multiple facilities using seeds that likely originated from a common grower. Since February 1, a total of 228 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul have [...]

After reviewing preliminary epidemiology reports concerning the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts, Caudill Seed Company has withdrawn from the market all of the alfalfa seeds bearing six digit lot numbers that start with “032.”  All seeds involved in this market withdrawal came from Italy.  The seeds are in 50-pound white bags that are either paper or woven [...]

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to Salmonella serotype Saintpaul. Since mid-March, 35 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported from 7 states.  [...]

The Nebraska Department of Health (NDH) is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella St. Paul linked to alfalfa sprouts.  The sprouts were raised and distributed by local grower C.W. Sprouts of Omaha.    So far, NDH has found 84 lab-confirmed cases, with 15 more considered probable.  Information about the counties in which the sickened persons reside has been released, as shown [...]

SunSprout Enterprises, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, has initiated a recall of Alfalfa Sprouts, Onion Sprouts, and Gourmet Sprouts  due to contamination with Salmonella St. Paul. The sprouts were sold refrigerated under the SunSprouts label in 4-oz. clear plastic clamshell containers that have the following “Best If Sold By” dates in the upper right-hand corner on each container, which may [...]