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Clover Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak Updated: 39 Sick, 2 Hospitalized

Clover Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak Updated: 39 Sick, 2 Hospitalized

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the clover sprouts E. coli O103 outbreak that is associated with Jimmy John’s restaurants and Chicago Indoor Garden raw clover sprouts. Since the last update on February 26, 2020, 25 more patients who live in two states have been identified. Twenty-four of the new patients … Read more

FDA Updates E. coli O103 Clover Sprouts Outbreak With New Product Info

FDA Issues Final Guidance For Seeds Used For Sprouting

The FDA updated its investigation into the E. coli O103 clover sprouts outbreak that has sickened at least 14 people in five states. Yesterday, Chicago Indoor Garden recalled its products made with clover sprouts, since the FDA found the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 in a sample of the raw sprouts. The original outbreak … Read more

Chicago Indoor Garden Red Clover Sprouts Recalled For E. coli O103

FDA Info on Red Clover Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak

Chicago Indoor Garden red clover sprouts are being recalled for possible E. coli O103 contamination. The FDA found the pathogen in the sprouts during its investigation of an E. coli O103 outbreak linked to raw sprouts. The outbreak strain was found on the sprouts, but neither the FDA or Chicago Indoor Garden has said whether … Read more

FDA Warns Against Chicago Indoor Garden Sprouts in E. coli Update

FDA Warns Against Chicago Indoor Garden Sprouts in E. coli Update

The FDA has released an update on the E. coli O103 outbreak likely linked to clover sprouts, but this time is warning consumers not to eat Chicago Indoor Garden red clover sprouts and other products. FDA analysis found E. coli O103 in some of these products, which all contain sprouts. Whole genome sequencing tests found … Read more

FDA Weighs In On Jimmy John’s Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak

FDA Info on Red Clover Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak

The FDA has weighed in on the Jimmy John’s sprouts E. coli O103 outbreak that has sickened at least 14 people in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and Utah. Epidemiologic evidence has indicated that clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants are a likely source of this outbreak. And this isn’t the first time an outbreak … Read more

Jimmy John’s Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak Info From the CDC

Jimmy John's Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak Info From the CDC

Information about the multistate Jimmy John’s sprouts E. coli O103 outbreak has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is a different outbreak from the E. coli O103 outbreak at Jimmy John’s restaurants in Iowa that sickened 22 people in late 2019. Ill people reported eating clover sprouts that were … Read more

New Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 Outbreak Sickens People in IA, IL, MO, TX, and UT

Mercado Los Amigos E. coli Outbreak in Yakima Sickens Three

A new Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 outbreak that has sickened at least 14 people in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and Utah was just announced by Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response at the FDA. And yes, it is linked to clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants in those states. This … Read more

FDA Warning Letter to Sprouts Unlimited Details Info About Outbreak

FDA Info on Red Clover Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak

An FDA warning letter to Sprouts Unlimited, located in Marion, Iowa, details information about problems at the company’s facility in the wake of a 2019 E. coli O103 outbreak in Iowa linked to their raw clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants. The FDA has determined that the company’s clover sprouts are adulterated in that they … Read more

E. coli O103 Jimmy John’s Clover Sprouts Outbreak Sickens 22 in Iowa

FDA Issues Final Guidance For Seeds Used For Sprouting

An E. coli O103 Jimmy John’s clover sprouts outbreak has sickened at least 22 people in Iowa, according to a warning letter the FDA sent to Jimmy John’s and Sprouts Unlimited on February 21, 2020. This outbreak was briefly mentioned by the FDA in a recall notice on December 18, 2019, but there were very few … Read more

Iowa Raw Sprouts E. coli O103 Outbreak at Jimmy John’s, HyVee

FDA Issues Final Guidance For Seeds Used For Sprouting

An Iowa raw sprouts E. coli O103 outbreak is linked to Sprouts Unlimited raw clover sprouts that were distributed to Hy Vee Food stores, Fareway Food Stores, and Jimmy John’s restaurants in that state, according to a recall notice posted by the FDA. Sprouts Unlimited of Marion, Iowa is recalling clover sprouts sold in 4 … Read more