Sandwich chain Jimmy John’s is in trouble with the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA sent a warning letter for food safety violations to the company.
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Jimmy John’s is accused of putting contaminated clover sprouts and cucumbers on sandwiches sold in Iowa in November and December 2019.
Twenty-two people got sick from eating the food, the FDA said.
Sprouts Unlimited Wholesale Foods also got a warning letter for supplying the sprouts to Jimmy John’s.
The FDA says the latest outbreak is part of a pattern for Jimmy John’s, evidence of five other cases was laid out in the warning letter.
In a statement released Tuesday, Jimmy John’s said sprouts have been removed from all restaurants until further notice.