Pet_Bunny
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ) to Advise Consumers not to Eat Alfalfa Sprouts
The FDA held an emergency Teleconference with sprout growers 3:00-3:30 PM Eastern on Saturday April 25, 2009.
The FDA believes they have sufficient epidemiological evidence to link alfalfa sprouts to the current outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul in Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah. They believe this outbreak is linked to the February/March Outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado. Together these outbreaks have involved more than 180 confirmed illnesses. Yet they have not found Salmonella saintpaul in any sprout or seed.
The FDA is going to advise consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts. The warning will go out tonight or tomorrow.
The FDA held an emergency Teleconference with sprout growers 3:00-3:30 PM Eastern on Saturday April 25, 2009.
The FDA believes they have sufficient epidemiological evidence to link alfalfa sprouts to the current outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul in Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah. They believe this outbreak is linked to the February/March Outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado. Together these outbreaks have involved more than 180 confirmed illnesses. Yet they have not found Salmonella saintpaul in any sprout or seed.
The FDA is going to advise consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts. The warning will go out tonight or tomorrow.