Jimmy John’s has finally pulled sprouts off the menu after four “Sproutbreaks” in the last four years. Alabama (1), Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan (9), Arkansas (1), Ohio (3), and Wisconsin (1) hit this time.
Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011
A total of 25 individuals infected with the outbreak strain
The CDC has updated its case count in the E. coli O26 outbreak linked to contaminated sprouts served on Jimmy Johns sandwiches. A total of 25 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from 8 states. The 11 new ill persons have been reported from Alabama, Michigan, and
Is it time to warn about sprouts?
Tonight the CDC updated its “Sproutbreak” numbers. Now a total of 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 8 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan
A total of 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 8 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan (9), Arkansas (1), Ohio (3), and Wisconsin (1).
Six ill persons have been hospitalized, and
On March 1, Joan Murphy of the Produce News wrote that produce trade organizations will be meeting to draft additional guidance to ensure the safe production of netted melons (i.e. cantaloupe). The move is in response to the 2011 Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that was traced by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to
A total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. Coli O26, from Jimmy Johns sandwiches containing clover sprouts, have been reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Arkansas (1), and Wisconsin (1). Two ill persons
The answer: well-educated, late 20-somethings. (Sounds like the demographic you’d expect to see in a Jimmy Johns sprouts E. coli outbreak too). The reasons: a desire to support local farms, taste preference, and a belief that raw milk is more healthful and digestible than processed milk.
Angela Renee Katafiasz and Paul Bartlett, at Michigan State University’s
Appalling seems to be the right word.
I was hopefully reading Joan Murphy’s article in Produce News Daily, “Dates set for industry meetings on new cantaloupe guidance document,” until I read the last line of the article:
The meetings are open to growers, buyers, auditors, academic experts, as well as regulators from state agencies, the
The 2010 NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System) Report (FULL REPORT PDF) fell into my inbox today. According to the Report, for 2010, 5,280 retail meat samples were collected from 10 CDC FoodNet sites, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee and the Pennsylvania Department