# Cub

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-21**: Public warning issued — Minnesota health and agriculture officials publicly warn consumers to discard alfalfa sprouts from Everything Sprouts after linking them to the dual bacterial outbreak.
- **2026-08-21**: Public warning issued — Minnesota health and agriculture officials publicly warn consumers to discard alfalfa sprouts from Everything Sprouts after linking them to the dual bacterial outbreak.
- **2026-08-08**: Illness onset window ends — Last reported illness onset in the identified window; cases span roughly one month.
- **2026-08-08**: Illness onset window ends — Last reported illness onset in the identified window; cases span roughly one month.
- **2026-07-08**: Illness onset window begins — First reported illnesses in the identified outbreak window, linked to consumption of contaminated alfalfa sprouts.
- **2026-07-08**: Illness onset window begins — First reported illnesses in the identified outbreak window, linked to consumption of contaminated alfalfa sprouts.
- **2025-03**: FDA warning letter issued — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sends Everything Sprouts a warning letter citing the 2024 inspection findings.
- **2025-03**: FDA warning letter issued — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sends Everything Sprouts a warning letter citing the 2024 inspection findings.
- **2024**: FDA inspection finds sanitation violations — An FDA inspection at Everything Sprouts documents serious Produce Safety Rule violations, including roof leaks that allowed water to drip onto exposed sprouts.
- **2024**: FDA inspection finds sanitation violations — An FDA inspection at Everything Sprouts documents serious Produce Safety Rule violations, including roof leaks that allowed water to drip onto exposed sprouts.

## Recent coverage (3 stories, network-wide)

### Sprout Outbreak Sickens 41 Across 2 States After Traceback
2026-08-21 21:01:31 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

An alfalfa sprout farm's contamination triggered 41 illnesses across two states, exposing a single-source supply chain risk. Invoice-based traceback pinpointed the grower, whose prior FDA violations raise supplier-vetting red flags. The recall footprint spans grocery and foodservice channels in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/alfalfa-sprout-outbreak-traceback-supply-chain

### 3 Grocery Chains Pull Sprouts After 41 Illnesses From One Farm
2026-08-21 21:01:15 · Sector: retail · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Three grocery chains carried the sprout brands now tied to 41 illnesses across Minnesota and Wisconsin. The recall forces shelf-pulls and supplier reviews at Cub, Kowalski's and Jerry's. Consumer trust in the fresh-produce category is at risk as cases climb.
Full story: https://getretailbrief.com/story/grocery-recall-sprout-outbreak-41-illnesses

### Dual E. coli + Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 41; Co-Infections Found
2026-08-21 21:00:53 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Minnesota and Wisconsin officials linked 41 illnesses to alfalfa sprouts contaminated with both Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. The rare dual-pathogen outbreak includes co-infections and two hospitalizations, with more cases expected. A March 2025 FDA warning letter shows sanitation failures predated the outbreak.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/dual-pathogen-sprout-outbreak-41-illnesses

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