CDC issues safety alert for alfalfa sprouts as 55 sickened nationwide with these nasty ailments

Nypost · Aug 21, 2026 · 190 words · By Daniel Cody

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CDC issues safety alert for alfalfa sprouts as 55 sickened nationwide with these nasty ailments See more of our coverage in your search results.

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CDC issues safety alert for alfalfa sprouts as 55 sickened nationwide with these nasty ailments See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Common ground

The CDC issued a safety alert Friday linking an E.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “No deaths have been reported but four people have been hospitalized”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Google Sheets and language translation; no health data regarding hospitalizations or deaths was found.

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Claim 2: “The CDC issued a safety alert Friday linking an E. coli and Salmonella outbreak to alfalfa sprouts”

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Three independent web search results (Fox Business, and two other news reports) explicitly link alfalfa sprouts to E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks and mention the CDC's involvement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus), gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two known species of Salmonella are Salmonella enterica and Salmonella bongori. S. enterica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salmonellosis is a symptomatic infection caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella. It is one of the most common diseases to be known as food poisoning (though the name refers to food-borne illness i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonellosis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Typhoid fever, also known as typhoid, is an orally contracted disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella Typhi. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usuall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_fever

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Claim 3: “over 55 illnesses reported nationwide”

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Two separate web search reports specifically mention that at least 55 illnesses have been reported nationwide in connection with the alfalfa sprout outbreak.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Cancri

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_S_55

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Claim 4: “Early warning signs of E. coli and Salmonella infection include diarrhea and a fever higher than 102 Fahrenheit, diarrhea for more than two days that does not improve, extreme vomiting and severe dehydration”

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Wikipedia entries confirm Salmonella is a food-borne illness, but the specific clinical thresholds mentioned (fever higher than 102°F, 2+ days of diarrhea) are not present in the provided evidence.

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Claim 5: “Two people in New York have fallen ill, according to the CDC”

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While the CDC's general role is confirmed via Wikipedia and web search, none of the provided evidence mentions specific case numbers for New York.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_an…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Control Data Corporation (CDC) was a mainframe and supercomputer company that in the 1960s was one of the nine major U.S. computer companies, a group which included IBM, Burroughs Corporation, Digital…
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Claim 6: “Suppliers Everything Sprouts and Calco have been linked to the outbreaks”

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Only one source (Fox Business) explicitly names 'Everything Sprouts' and 'Calco' as the linked suppliers. Other sources mention the outbreak but not these specific companies.

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.