2010 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Associated Caldwell Fresh Foods Alfalfa Sprouts
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport was attributed to the consumption of alfalfa sprouts. Genetic fingerprinting of the Salmonella Newport isolates from case-patients showed that they had a genetically identical strain of this bacteria. The outbreak began March 1. The initial investigation traced the implicated sprouts to a single processor, J.H. Caldwell and Sons, Inc., a firm located in California. The company is also known as Caldwell Fresh Foods. The company issued a recall of alfalfa sprouts on May 21. The sprouts were sold in many locations, including more than 400 Wal-Mart stores in 15 states, Trader Joe's, and in restaurants.
- Outbreak began:
- March 2010
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- California, Arizona, Wisconsin, Oregon, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Idaho, New Mexico, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada
- Organism(s):
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- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Vegetable, Alfalfa Sprouts
- Molecular Results Available:
- Yes
- Test Results:
- Unknown
- Location(s):
- Restaurants, Delicatessens, Grocery Stores
- Brand Name(s):
- Caldwell Fresh Foods, California Fresh Exotics, Nature's Choice
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Yes
- Total ill:
- 44
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 44
- Number Probable Cases:
- 0
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 7
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes