A long-running outbreak of Salmonella infections has been detected by the Food and Drug Administration.
The source of the Salmonella Anatum is Deep brand frozen mat (moth) and moong (mung) sprouts. As of July 17, 11 patients had been confirmed. Four of the patients have been so sick that they had to be admitted to hospitals. No deaths have been reported.
The first person to become ill in the outbreak was identified in October 2024. The most recent patient became sick on June 24 this year. The source of the Salmonella making people sick was found when the FDA conducted routine sampling of the Deep brand frozen sprouted beans. Health officials used whole genome sequencing to determine that the contaminated sprouts were a match for samples from the sick people.
The implicated products were distributed nationwide. States with outbreak patients are Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
According to the Centers form Disease Control and Prevention there are likely many more sick people in the outbreak than have been confirmed at this point. This is because some people do not seek medical attention and others are not specifically tested for Salmonella infection. The CDC estimates that for every person confirmed as a patient in a Salmonella outbreak there are 29 who go undetected.
In response to the outbreak, Chetak LLC Group has initiated a recall of the following:
- Deep-brand Sprouted Mat (Moth) in 1 LB (454 g) packages with one of the following lot codes printed on the back side of the bag: IN 24330, IN 25072, IN 25108, IN 24353, IN 25171, IN 24297, IN 25058, IN 25078, IN 24291, IN 25107, IN 24354, IN 24292
- Deep-brand Sprouted Moong (Mung) in 1 LB (454 g) packages with one of the following lot codes printed on the back side of the bag: IN 24330, IN 25072, IN 25108, IN 24353, IN 25171, IN 24297, IN 25058, IN 25078, IN 24291, IN 25107, IN 24354, IN 24292
The production and distribution of the implicated products has been suspended while FDA and Chetak LLC Group continue their investigation into the source of the problem.
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