Food-poisoning outbreak likely from alfalfa sprouts hits 15 US states; 55 cases reported so far

A food-poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened 55 people in 15 U.S. states, with salmonella and E. coli infections reported.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that alfalfa sprouts are linked to a current E. coli and salmonella outbreak. The agency has tied several food-borne illness cases to the consumption of alfalfa sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands, also urging Americans who have purchased t

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency is aware of 55 cases nationally, including four people who have been hospitalized

Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say  CNN

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Alfalfa sprouts are being linked to illnesses affecting several people in Minnesota and Illinois. CBS News' Dr. Céline Gounder has more.

It has been a summer of foodborne illnesses for Americans as now more than 40 people have been sickened by a Salmonella and E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts sold in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

At least 41 people in Minnesota and Wisconsin have been sickened, with 3 hospitalized, after eating alfalfa sprouts sold under 2 brand names

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