Sprouts Recall Lawsuit against Tiny Greens and Jimmy John’s
Update to the Post Below (February 2012): Almost one year to the date after filing this lawsuit, Jimmy Johns sprouts have been implicated again in an outbreak, this time it is an E. coli O26 outbreak. Our attorneys are investigating these cases. To contact our attorneys about a lawsuit against Jimmy Johns, submit our FREE CONSULTATION FORM. Read more about a Jimmy Johns lawsuit.
Our law firm is preparing to file a sprouts recall lawsuit on behalf of a woman from Illinois who was hospitalized for several days with a Salmonella infection contracted after eating alfalfa sprouts on a Jimmy John’s sandwich. She developed a type of reactive arthritis called Reiter’s syndrome. We are also representing other victims of the multistate outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts and certain Jimmy John’s restaurants in Illinois. To contact our firm about a Jimmy Johns Salmonella lawsuit, call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our free consultation form.
Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Sprouts Recall
Prompted by a multistate outbreak of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, Tiny Greens of Urbana, Illinois recalled alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts described below from November 1st thru December 21st.
4 oz. Spicy Sprouts and 4 oz., 1 lb., 2 lb., & 5 lb. Alfalfa Sprouts (all package sizes) with lot codes 348, 350, or 354, or having a “sell by” date of 12/29/10, 12/31/10 or 1/04/11 and any product containing alfalfa sprouts with lot number 305 thru 348 or ”sell by” dates from 12/16/10 thru 12/29/10.
The sprouts were distributed thru various distributors in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri and could have ended up in restaurants and supermarkets near those areas.
Below Attorney Fred Pritzker discusses the alfalfa sprouts recall and outbreak and a sprouts recall lawsuit against Tiny Greens and Jimmy John’s.
Alfalfa Sprouts Outbreak Information
Since November 1, 2010, 112 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- have been reported from 18 states and the District of Columbia. The number of ill persons identified in each state and the District of Columbia with the outbreak strain is as follows: California (1), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), District of Columbia (1), Georgia (1), Hawaii (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (59), Indiana (10), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (22), New York (1), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (1), Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (3). People from 1 to 75 years-old have been sickened in this outbreak. Among persons with available information, 24% reported being hospitalized.
Collaborative investigative efforts of local, state, and federal public health and regulatory agencies have linked this outbreak to consumption of Tiny Greens Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts (which contain alfalfa sprouts mixed with radish and clover sprouts). The sprouts were distributed to various customers, including farmers’ markets, restaurants and groceries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri, and may also have been distributed to other Midwestern states.
Approximately half of the illnesses occurred in Illinois, where many of the ill individuals ate sandwiches containing sprouts at various Jimmy John’s outlets in 14 Illinois counties – Adams, Bureau, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Lake, Macon, McHenry, McLean, Peoria, Will and Winnebago.
