Everything Sprouts, LLC of Minneapolis recalled alfalfa sprouts sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands on August 22, 2026, after federal and state investigators tied the product to 55 illnesses in 15 states. Four people have been hospitalized and no one has died, according to CDC’s outbreak alert as last updated on August 24
Everything Sprouts, LLC of Minneapolis recalled its alfalfa sprouts on August 22, 2026, in a notice FDA posted the same day. The recall covers five-ounce containers under the Everything Sprouts and Calco brands in lots 222, 223, 225, 226 and 230, distributed from May 27 through August 21 to wholesale distributors and grocery stores in
Twelve people infected with E. coli O145:H28 — eleven in Florida, one in Georgia, four hospitalized, no deaths — from frozen GreenWise organic blueberries and mixed berries sold at Publix and packed by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. of San Carlos, Chile. Illnesses began between May 11 and June 5. As of today, August
Forty-one people are sick in Minnesota and Wisconsin, two have been hospitalized, and health officials say the count will rise.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., August 20, 2026 — Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella infections that the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and
On July 29, Publix recalled every lot of GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries — 10-ounce and 48-ounce, blueberries and mixed berries alike — after a July 3 recall by the Chilean grower-packer had covered exactly one lot of one product. The bug is E. coli O145:H28. Twelve people are confirmed sick
Publix is recalling all lots of GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and GreenWise Organic Whole Mixed Berries because the fruit may be contaminated with E. coli O145:H28. The recall covers both the 10-ounce and 48-ounce bags — UPC 41415-06453 and 41415-12053 for the blueberries, 41415-06753 and 41415-12153 for the mixed berries — sold at Publix stores
Across fifty years, blueberries have been implicated in only two E. coli events — and in the older of the two, the vehicle was never resolved between blueberries and strawberries. The fruit’s low surface pH is hostile to E. coli survival, which helps explain the scarcity. The table below leads with those E. coli events
The Current Outbreak — The Kebab Shop (2026)
As of May 19, 2026, nine California residents have been infected with an outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7 linked to beef kofta served at several California locations of The Kebab Shop restaurant chain. Illness onset dates range from March 27 through April 30, 2026. Six of the
FSIS collected raw ground beef kofta product samples that tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. Further testing is ongoing to determine if the product samples are related to the specific outbreak strain.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that beef kofta
What You Need to Know: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers to be aware of possible exposure to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 bacteria from consumption of beef kofta (seasoned ground beef kebabs) served at The Kebab Shop restaurant chain locations in Northern and Southern California. Consumers should call