Illinois Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Jimmy John's Expands to 14 Counties
A statistically high number of people who have become ill recently with Salmonella, reported eating alfalfa sprouts at Jimmy John's restaurants in 14 Illinois counties - Adams, Bureau, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Lake, Macon, McHenry, McLean, Peoria, Will and Winnebago. Since Nov. 1, 2010, the Department has received confirmed reports of 57 Illinois residents and one Wisconsin resident with Salmonella serotype I 4,5, 12,i- who ate at a Jimmy John's. Earlier reports included pending cases, but these numbers are of confirmed Salmonella cases only.
Alfalfa sprouts supplied to Jimmy John's restaurants by Tiny Greens of Urbana, Illinois, have been implicated as the source of the Salmonella outbreak, meaning victims of the Salmonella outbreak may have claims against both Jimmy John's and Tiny Greens for compensation. Contact our Salmonella food poisoning attorneys for more information.
Prompted by this outbreak, Tiny Greens recalled all Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts from November 1st thru December 21st. The recalled Tiny Greens alfalfa sprouts products were distributed thru various distributors in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri and could have ended up in restaurants and supermarkets near those areas.
From November 1 through December 27, 2010, over 90 individuals infected with the Illinois outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- have been confirmed by the CDC in several states and the District of Columbia: California (1), Connecticut (1), District of Columbia (1), Georgia (1), Hawaii (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (57 - IDPH number), Indiana (9), Massachusetts (1), Missouri (17), New York (1), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (3).
