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On December 28, 2010 CNN reported that 16 states and the District of Columbia have reported 94 people with Salmonella associated with alfalfa sprouts. Tiny Greens Organic Farm was the source of alfalfa sprouts that made people sick after eating food obtained from Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches outlets on the first of November. Both spicy sprouts which contain radish and clover sprouts in addition to alfalfa sprouts and alfalfa sprouts from Tiny Green’s were sent to grocery stores, farmer’s markets and restaurants in both 4 ounce and 5 pound packages.
The public is being advised not to eat products containing alfalfa sprouts that were produced by the Urbana, Ill based Tiny Green Organic Farm due to the potential for salmonella contamination.

The CDC (Centers for disease control) reports that they are still investigating along with local and state public health partners in order to trace the products and find new cases of salmonella contamination. In more severe cases hospitalization is required when the diarrhea is severe. E coli and Salmonella caused most of the outbreaks. The recall affected thousands of the containers with the same expiration dates. Consumer’s that are unsure if their spouts are under the cases that were affected should exercise caution and avoid them anyway if they would like to avoid getting sick. sunflower farmers market