Australia -Bean sprouts – have there ever problems with contaminated bean sprouts in Australia?

Food Safety Council

Outbreaks of food-borne illness both in Australia and overseas have been associated with eating seed sprouts. Most seed sprouts are consumed raw, therefore do not receive any form of heat treatment prior to consumption which would inactivate pathogens (if present). A 2005 Salmonella outbreak in WA of 125 cases was linked to alfalfa sprouts  and a 2006 Salmonella outbreak of 15 cases in Victoria was linked to alfalfa sprouts.