豆芽引发食物中毒爆发波及美国15州

美国疾病控制与预防中心报告称，与豆芽相关的食物中毒爆发已波及15个州。1该爆发共确认55例病例，其中4人住院治疗。1根据调查，34名病人中有26人报告食用过豆芽。1

这次爆发涉及沙门氏菌和志贺毒素产生性大肠杆菌等多种病原体。1受污染的豆芽来自明尼苏达州种植商Everything Sprouts公司，以Calco和Everything Sprouts品牌销售。1受影响地区包括明尼苏达州、威斯康星州、佛罗里达州、印第安纳州、爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、密歇根州、新罕布什尔州、纽约州、宾夕法尼亚州、北卡罗来纳州、南卡罗来纳州、北达科他州、南达科他州和华盛顿州。1

美国食品药品监督管理局曾于上年向Everything Sprouts发出警告信，指出在检查中发现漏水屋顶、豆芽被水滴落等问题。1目前该公司尚未发布召回通知。1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a foodborne illness outbreak connected to alfalfa sprouts affecting 15 states across the United States 1. The outbreak has resulted in 55 confirmed cases, with 4 people requiring hospitalization 1. The affected states include Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington 1.

Among 34 patients for whom food consumption information was available, 26 reported eating sprouts 1. The outbreak involves multiple pathogens, including Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) 1. Health officials have traced the contaminated sprouts to Everything Sprouts, a Minnesota-based producer, which distributed the product under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brand names 1. The company has not yet issued a recall notice 1.

The Food and Drug Administration had previously issued a warning letter to Everything Sprouts, citing inspection findings that included a leaking roof and water dripping onto sprouts 1.