# Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Type: Company

Source: Supply Chain Intelligence Brief — https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/minnesota-department-of-agriculture
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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.
- **2026-08-08**: 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.
- **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.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Sprout Outbreak Sickens 41 Across 2 States After Traceback
2026-08-21 21:01:31 · 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

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