The Washington State Department of Health says packaged sprouts are responsible for a salmonella outbreak that has sickened four people in the state. “The outbreak has been tied to clover sprouts from Sprouters Northwest, Inc., of Kent,” officials report. “The sprouts are sold in a variety of package sizes labeled ‘Clover Sprouts,’ or as mixed varieties that contain clover sprouts as an ingredient with ‘best by’ dates of 01/16/2011 or earlier.”

The company has recalled the offending sprouts.

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  1. HAS HE ASKED
    FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL ?

    YES, THIS MORNING
    FOR BREAKFAST.

    HE REQUESTED SOMETHING
    CALLED WHEAT GERM,

    ORGANIC HONEY
    AND TIGER’S MILK.

    [ Laughs ]
    OH, YES. THOSE WERE
    THE CHARMED SUBSTANCES…

    THAT SOME YEARS AGO
    WERE FELT TO CONTAIN
    LIFE-PRESERVING PROPERTIES.

    YOU MEAN
    THERE WAS NO DEEP FAT ?

    NO STEAK OR CREAM PIES
    OR HOT FUDGE ?

    THOSE WERE THOUGHT
    TO BE UNHEALTHY,

    PRECISELY THE OPPOSITE
    OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW TO BE TRUE.

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