Sprout Seed Supplier Recalled Product Amid Outbreak

Broccoli sprouts recalled as Salmonella outbreak sickens 22 people across 4 states

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Sprout seed supplier recalled product amid outbreak

The seed supplier behind a multi-state outbreak linked to sprouts may have been named quietly in an obscure FDA report.First reported by Phyllis Entis on eFoodAlert.com, the news about International Sprout Holdings Inc. of Cookeville, TN, came in an entry on the Food and Drug Administration’

Hat Tip to Phyllis Entis: The Unnamed Seed Supplier in the E. coli and Salmonella Alfalfa Sprout Outbreak Is International Sprout Holdings of Cookeville, Tennessee. The Recalled Lot, 43,799 Pounds of Seed, Went to Sixteen States, Puerto Rico and Four Countries. The Second Sprout Grower Is Still Unnamed.

The seed supplier FDA has declined to name in the alfalfa sprout outbreak that has sickened 55 people in 15 states is International Sprout Holdings, Inc., which does business as International Specialty Supply in Cookeville, Tennessee. My friend Phyllis Entis, the FoodBugLady, found it today in FDA’s weekly Enforcement Report and published it on eFoodAlert: a recall of 43,799 pounds...