Scott Maben of The Spokesman-Review reported this week that Washington and Idaho health officials say people should avoid eating raw clover sprouts from an Idaho producer after the sprouts were linked to seven confirmed and three probable cases of E. coli illness in the Northwest. The cases include five people in Spokane County, three in…
Raw Clover Sprouts Linked to E. coli Illness Outbreak in Washington and Idaho
Washington state public health officials are warning consumers not to eat raw clover sprouts from Evergreen Fresh Sprouts LLC of Moyie Springs, ID, since the product has been linked to seven confirmed and three probably cases of E. coli O121 illnesses in Washington and Idaho. Five of the patients were hospitalized, and there are no…