Evergreen Produce Speaks Out About Sprout Outbreak In an exclusive interview obtained by Simon & Luke, a spokesperson for Evergreen Produce, Inc. emphatically denied yesterday that its sprouts were the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 21 people in 5 states. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it was [...]

FDA Warns Consumers to not eat Evergreen Produce Sprouts Donn Moyer of the Washington State Department of Health’s (WSHD) Communications Office has followed the FDA in issuing a press release warning people not to eat alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts labeled “Evergreen Produce” or “Evergreen Produce, Inc.”  Researchers have traced several Salmonella Enteritidis infections to consumption of [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]