Is it time for Sprout Seeders and Growers to stop the E. coli and Salmonella Madness?
I seem to be constantly updating this chart as more and more outbreaks and illnesses are reported.
Year Type Pathogen Cases
1990 Alfalfa S. Anatum 15
1995 Alfalfa S. Stanley 128
1995 Alfalfa S. Newport 133
1995 Alfalfa S. Newport 69
1996 Alfalfa S. Stanley 30
1996 Alfalfa S. Montevideo 650
1997 Alfalfa S. Infantis 109
1997 Alfalfa E. coli O157:H7 108
1997 Alfalfa S. Senftenberg 60
1997 Alfalfa S. Meleagridis 78
1998 Alfalfa S. Havana 40
1998 Alfalfa E. coli O157:NM 8
1999 Alfalfa S. Mbandaka 83
1999 Alfalfa S. Typhimurium 119
1999 Alfalfa S. Muenchen 61
1999 Alfalfa S. paratyphi B 51
1999 Alfalfa Salmonella spp. 34
1999 Alfalfa S. Muenchen 38
1999 Clover S. Saintpaul 36
2000 Mung S. Enteritidis 75
2000 Mung S. Enteritidis 12
2001 Alfalfa S. Kottbus 32
2001 Alfalfa Salmonella spp. 22
2001 Mung S. Enteritidis 84
2002 Alfalfa E. coli O157:H7 7
2003 Alfalfa S. Saintpaul 9
2003 Alfalfa S. Chester 26
2003 Alfalfa E. coli O157:H7 7
2003 Alfalfa S. Saintpaul 16
2003 Alfalfa E. coli O157:NM 13
2004 Alfalfa Salmonella spp. 12
2005 Alfalfa E. coli O157:H7 1
2005 Mung Salmonella spp. 648
2006 Bean S. Braenderup 4
2008 Alfalfa S. Typhimurium 13
2009 Alfalfa S. Saintpaul 6
2009 Alfalfa S. Saintpaul 235
2010 Alfalfa S. Newport 43
2010 Alfalfa S. I 4,[5],12:i:- 112
2011 Clover S. Newport 6
*Thanks to the CDC, Dr. Ben Chapman and Oregon DOH.
Comments (2)
Read through and enter the discussion by using the form at the endDoc Mudd - January 12, 2011 9:35 AM
Stop the madness?
In your dreams.
William Kanitz Pres. - January 14, 2011 6:06 AM
It can be done with real traceback from the field of production with all commingling of seed used for sprouting with labeling that is accurate, then entered into the ScoringAg database. There is not any traceback records generated from the field practices used to grow the seed used for sprouting let alone whether the seed was harvested by a clean combine and bagged in sanitary bags or bins and stored in clean pathogen tested containers. Even the transportation mode needs to be looked at. With all of the commingling that goes on, only the ScoringAg database can be the Site-Specific Recordkeeping™ that’s needed to find the point of contamination. Yes, Bill, it can be done right to cut down on all of these problems.
William Kanitz