California Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent nationwide alfalfa sprouts recall linked to an outbreak of Salmonella in 10 states.
California is hit hardest by this outbreak, with half of the 22 confirmed alfalfa sprout Salmonella Newport illnesses happening within the borders of the Golden State..gif)
For example, three California alfalfa Salmonella cases have been confirmed in San Diego County. Health officials in the county say the only stores affected there are Trader Joe’s. They believe the products have already been pulled from the shelves but are checking with the stores to be sure.
According to the California Department of Public Health, the following products have been recalled:
- Caldwell Fresh Foods – four ounce plastic cups and one pound plastic bags; two pound and five pound plastic bags in cardboard boxes with a Caldwell Fresh Foods stickers.
- Nature’s Choice – four ounce plastic cups.
- California Fresh Exotics Brand – five ounce plastic clamshell container.
Caldwell Fresh Foods is a business located in Maywood, California. The FDA's alfalfa alert says that all consumers and restaurant/delicatessen operators should immediately stop using Caldwell Fresh Foods raw alfalfa sprouts.
Besides California, the other states involved so far in the sprouts Salmonella outbreak are Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen is monitoring this outbreak and accepting cases from individuals from California and other states sickened from Caldwell contaminated sprouts. A food poisoning attorney at the firm can be reached directly at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or by completing the contact form on the side of this Web page.
Pritzker Olsen is a national leader in foodborne illness litigation and actively supports many initiatives to prevent food poisoning.
Our experience with Salmonella in fresh produce, including alfalfa sprouts Salmonella lawsuits, prompts us to remind all consumers that bacterial contamination of sprouts is a chronic problem. Because of the pathogen risk, sprouts of any kind should not be consumed by children, the elderly, pregnant women and persons with weakened immune systems.
