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Company Recalls Michigan Salmonella Sprouts

By PritzkerLaw

A food company based in Ionia, Michigan, has pulled its sprouts from the market in response to the state's investigation of a sprouts Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least twelve people.

Lansing television station WLNS is reporting that Living Foods Inc. took the action even though lab tests have failed to positively link its sprouts to the outbreak. The sprout outbreak started earlier this month and hit in seven Michigan counties: Bay, Genesee, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne.

The sprouts have sell-by dates of October 22 or earlier. They had been distributed to retail stores and foodservice accounts.If you have health concerns after eating Living Foods sprouts, see a physician immediately. To protect your legal rights, contact a national food safety lawyer at Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). We are currently representing Salmonella victims and our firm is one of the few in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. To receive a free case consultation online, please complete our contact and information form.

The Michigan outbreak of Salmonella from sprouts prompted the state Department of Community Health to issue a health advisory late last week against consumption of any raw alfalfa sprouts until more could be learned about the source of the outbreak. There was no update of that advisory on Tuesday, nor did state health officials issue any press release about the voluntary recall by Living Foods.

Most healthy adults don't need medical attention for a Salmonella infection, but the bacteria can cause severe illness and death in young children, older adults, some cancer patients and others whose immune systems are weakened.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on October 14, 2009 (boomark / email).