USA- Sprouts –

Now we are seeing two being reported in the United States in the last few weeks.

A total of nine people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157 have been reported from two states: Minnesota has seven sick and Wisconsin two. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Jan. 17 to Feb. 8. Ill people range in age from 17 years to 84, with a median age of 28. Sixty-six percent of ill people are female. Two ill people have been hospitalized. Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory officials indicate that alfalfa sprouts produced by Jack & The Green Sprouts of River Falls, Wisconsin are a likely source of this outbreak.
A total of 13 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Muenchen have been reported from four states: Kansas has five, Missouri three, Oklahoma three and Pennsylvania two. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Dec.1, 2015, to Jan. 21 this year. Ill people range in age from 18 years to 73, with a median age of 51. Ninety-two percent of ill people are female. Among 13 ill people with available information, five reported being hospitalized. , No deaths have been reported. Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory officials indicate that alfalfa sprouts produced by Sweetwater Farms of Inman, KS, are a likely source of this outbreak.

As far back as September 1998, the FDA issued a warning against sprouts