People Poisoned After Buying Food At Wal-Mart
Alfalfa sprouts recalled because of salmonella poisoning were sold to more than 400 Wal-Mart stores in 15 states, a spokeswoman for the retail chain said Monday.
The raw sprouts sold by Caldwell Fresh Foods were sold to Wal-Marts in Alabama, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon and Wisconsin, the company said.
The federal Centers for Disease Control said last week the alfalfa sprouts appear to have sickened at least 22 people in 10 states, including a baby in Oregon. Eleven of those sickened were in California.
The sprouts were sold in at least seven other stores in California, including Trader Joe’s. Caldwell, based in Maywood, Calif., said in a release that the sprouts were sold at restaurants, delicatessens and retailers nationwide. But the company has not released a complete list of the outlets that purchased the sprouts.
Caldwell Fresh Foods did not respond to requests for comment and no one answered the phone at the company’s headquarters on Monday.
In addition to those who were sickened in California, two were sickened in Nevada and two in Wisconsin. Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico and Colorado each had one person become ill, the CDC said. The illnesses began between March 1 and May 2 and six people were hospitalized.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems. It can cause diarrhea, fever and vomiting.
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“It can cause diarrhea, fever and vomiting.”
Not unlike the actual band Poison.
One has to wonder what kind of person feeds sprouts to a baby!
Just to make sure they have all their bases covered, Wal-Mart have also banned the sale of all Poison CDs.