| ■ Salmonella Outbreak May Be Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts: CDC | 2010.12.25 |
| Eighty-nine people in 15 states and the District of Columbia have fallen ill with salmonella possibly linked to tainted alfalfa sprouts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. About 23 percent of those who fell ill were hospitalized but there have been no fatalities, CNN reported. The bulk of cases appear to be in Illinois, where 50 people fell ill after eating sprouts at various locations of the Jimmy John's restaurant chain. According to the CDC, the first cases appeared around Nov. 1. "Preliminary results of this investigation indicate a link to eating alfalfa sprouts at a national sandwich chain," the agency said in a statement. |