International Specialty Supply
Supplying Sprout Companies Throughout the World
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International Specialty Supply Supplying Sprout Companies Throughout the World
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820 East 20th Street Cookeville, TN 38501 USA 931 526 1106
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More outbreaks from sprouts Calgary Health Region Public Health Update July\August 2000 There have been two recent clusters of Salmonella enteritidis in Alberta and Saskatchewan recently, both tentatively linked to mung bean sprouts from a common seed supplier. As well, some of our E.coli cases in July are associated with other types of sprouts. This reinforces our concern about the eating of sprouts, especially in those groups at high risk from salmonellosis: children, the elderly, immune-compromised, and those with low gastric acidity. We have already sent an advisory about the use of sprouts to hospitals and long term care centres that feed at-risk populations. We would appreciate your continuing efforts to alert your at-risk patients to this concern. If you’d like fact sheets to distribute, please contact Environmental Health at 228-7570. |