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E. coli and salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts sickens dozens across multiple states - Fox Business
Technology and ScienceBy Brie Stimson8/22/20261 min read
The CDC linkED alfalfa sprouts from Everything Sprouts to 55 illnesses across 15 states involving three E. coli strains and one salmonella strain.
✨ Key Highlights
- The CDC issued a food safety alert over an E. coli and salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts that has sickened 55 people across 15 states, including four hospitalizations, with no deaths reported.
- The affected sprouts were produced by Everything Sprouts and sold at retailers and grocery stores under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands.
- Minnesota (21) and Wisconsin (17) reported the most illnesses, with two cases each in New York, North Dakota, North Carolina and Florida, and single cases in nine other states including Washington, Iowa, Kansas, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
- The outbreak involves three strains of E. coli and one strain of salmonella, and is being investigated by the CDC, the FDA and state public health and regulatory officials.
- Customers are urged to throw away or return the affected products and to wash any surfaces that may have contacted the sprouts.
- Officials advise seeking medical care for symptoms such as a fever above 102 degrees, bloody diarrhea, diarrhea lasting more than two days, an inability to keep liquids down, or signs of dehydration like dizziness and dry mouth.
A food safety alert has been issued over an E. coli and salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people across 15 states, most of whom reported eating alfalfa sprouts before they fell ill, acc