If you like sprouts on your salad, check the brand in your refrigerator. Georgia’s Department of Agriculture is working with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control in the recall of a brand of alfalfa sprouts. Traceback data by CDC Epidemioligists shows that alfalfa sprouts distributed by Everything Sprouts, LLC of Minneapolis, MN may be contaminated with multiple pathogens and have been identified as a source of illnesses in a major outbreak of Shiga E.coli and Salmonella. Based on reports from the CDC and state partners, a total of 55 people infected with multiple strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and one strain of Salmonella have been reported from 15 states. Some people were infected with more than one outbreak strain. Forty-six people were infected with E. coli, seven people were infected with Salmonella, and 2 people were infected with both Salmonella and E. coli. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 31, 2026, to August 8, 2026. State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the 34 people interviewed, 26 (76%) reported eating alfalfa sprouts. So far, there have been 4 hospitalizations, and no deaths have been reported. Alfalfa sprouts grown by Everything Sprouts and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands at retailers and grocery stores across the country. If you recently purchased alfafa sprouts check the brand and if they are either Calco or Everything Sprouts…
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