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  "id": 3089489,
  "title": "Alfalfa sprouts linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, US officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/alfalfa-sprouts-linked-to-food-poisoning-outbreak-in-15-states-us-3089489",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T18:58:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/food-poisoning-alfalfa-sprouts"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A food-poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has affected people in at least 15 states, according to US healthcare officials. The outbreak, which involves multiple germs, has sickened at least 55 people nationally, with four hospitalizations reported.\n\nThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented over three dozen cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and cases were also reported in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington.\n\nThe outbreak involves people with salmonella and different strains of E coli, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Of 34 sick people interviewed, 26 reported eating alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts, a Minnesota grower.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Alfalfa sprouts linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, US officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/alfalfa-sprouts-linked-to-food-poisoning-outbreak-in-15-states-us",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:58:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "Alfalfa sprouts linked to E. coli and salmonella outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/alfalfa-sprouts-linked-to-e-coli-and-salmonella-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:00:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}