Minnesota alfalfa sprouts recalled after E. coli, salmonella outbreak sickens 55

In the quiet aisles of grocery stores and the kitchens of restaurants across fifteen states, a small and seemingly wholesome food — the alfalfa sprout — became the carrier of two simultaneous bacterial threats, sickening 55 people and prompting federal investigators to trace the harm back to a single Minneapolis producer. The outbreak, linking Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and salmonella to Everything Sprouts and its Calco brand, reminds us that the distance between farm and table is rarely as safe or as simple as it appears. A voluntary recall has been issued, but the gap between a company's