The FDA has issued final guidance for those producing and using seeds for sprouting, partly because of a string of foodborne illness outbreaks stretching back more than two decades.
“Contamination can occur at any point in the supply chain, but the seeds themselves are the most likely source of contamination
Continue Reading FDA provides new guidance to decrease pathogen growth in sprout seeds
If the FDA, CDC, Jimmy John’s corporate officials, and the seed supplier (ISS) had gone public in 2019, would 51 have been sickened in 2020?
Here is the 2020 summary:
When the CDC declared the Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 outbreak over at a total of 51 people infected
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Sorry to be a pest CDC and FDA, but are not the 2019 and 2020 Jimmy John’s “Sproutbreaks” one outbreak with 73 sick with E. coli O103 from one seed supplier?
When the CDC declared a Jimmy John’s E. coli O103 outbreak over with a total of 51 people infected from 10 states, the agency included only three patients from Iowa.
However, a report from the Iowa Department of Health says that 22 people from the state were sickened.
“A total
Continue Reading State reports different numbers for Jimmy John’s outbreak than CDC did
A man who was sickened by contaminated sprouts on a Jimmy John’s sandwich has been given permission by a Utah judge to seek punitive damages in a case related to his 2020 illness.
Travis Knorr and his wife Aimee Knorr filed the civil case in Utah’s Third Judicial District Court
Continue Reading Jimmy John’s franchisee could have to pay punitive damages in E. coli case
Public health officials continue to investigate a suspected outbreak of foodborne illnesses related to a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Illinois. Many of those sickened are athletes at Illinois State University.
A statement issued by Jimmy John’s officials says the restaurant was temporarily closed, according to The Pantagraph newspaper. The implicated
Continue Reading Students report illnesses after eating Jimmy John’s food; investigation ongoing
The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation of an outbreak of E. coli 0103 in clover sprouts has been completed, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that the outbreak is over.
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, investigated 51 illnesses caused by E.
Continue Reading CDC says outbreak traced to raw clover sprouts has come to an end
We learned yesterday from a U.S. Attorneys’ Office Press Release that Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. will pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to the company’s involvement in foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened more than 1,100 people between 2015 and 2018.
A criminal information filed in federal court in
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: So, why whack Chipotle for $25,000,000 but only send a nasty letter to Jimmy Johns?
Public health officials have identified another 25 victims in an E. coli outbreak traced to raw sprouts that were served at Jimmy John’s, sold at Whole Foods and other retailers, and distributed to unknown entities.
Updates from the FDA and CDC this afternoon reported the six-state outbreak has now sickened
Continue Reading Two dozen more sick in E. coli outbreak traced to raw clover sprouts
Having originally reported that an outbreak was linked to clover sprouts used by Jimmy John’s restaurants, the FDA now says the E. coli outbreak is related to products from Chicago Indoor Garden that were distributed to Whole Foods, Coosemans and other entities.
The new public recommendation posted yesterday by
Continue Reading Unclear if Jimmy John’s still implicated in outbreak; FDA posts new public notice
Federal officials are warning the public about a new E. coli outbreak traced to clover sprouts on sandwiches from Jimmy John’s restaurants. More than a dozen people across five states have been confirmed as infected.
“We are advising consumers who may have recently eaten sprouts at Jimmy John’s to monitor
Continue Reading Jimmy John’s named in new E. coli outbreak; stops offering sprouts
