Final Report: Outbreak of E. coli O103 in Clover sprout (most linked to Jimmy John’s) sickens 51

As of April 22, 2020, CDC, public health, and regulatory officials in several states, and the FDA concluded their investigation of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O103 infections linked to clover sprouts. Fifty-one people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 were reported from 10 states (Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Virginia, and New York). Three people were hospitalized.  No deaths were reported. Epidemiological and traceback data indicated that clover sprouts were the source of this outbreak. The FDA identified the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 in samples of Chicago Indoor Garden products that contain sprouts. On March 16, 2020, Chicago Indoor Garden recalled all products containing red clover sprouts from the market. Jimmy John’s LLC reported that all of its restaurants stopped serving clover sprouts on February 24, 2020. 63% of the people interviewed reported eating sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurant. The FDA showed that a common seed lot was used to grow both the sprouts recalled by Chicago Indoor Garden and sprouts that were served at some Jimmy John’s locations. @ https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2020/o103h2-02-20/index.html