The seed supplier behind a multi-state outbreak linked to sprouts may have been named quietly in an obscure FDA report. First reported by Phyllis Entis on eFoodAlert.com, the news about International Sprout Holdings Inc. of Cookeville, TN, came in an entry on the Food and Drug Administration’
This is the third outbreak since 2011 linked to Evergreen Sprouts.
Another outbreak of Salmonella infections related to fresh sprouts is under investigation, this time in Washington and Montana. The implicated broccoli sprouts are produced by Evergreen Sprouts LLC of Idaho. As of Sept. 2, there were 13 confirmed patients infected with Salmonella Bovismorbificans. Their illness onset dates run from July
Consumers are being urged to not eat Calco or Everything Sprouts brand alfalfa sprouts.
