Review of 2014
Nov: 2 dead from Listeria in mung bean sprouts
Mung bean sprouts were causing trouble again in the US, found an investigation in November.
Mung bean sprouts contaminated with Listeria have been linked to the death of two people and illness of three others, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Five people tell ill from two states: Illinois (4) and Michigan (1) between June and August and were hospitalised.
Wholesome Soy Products issued a recall in August due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) isolated the pathogen from samples.
Two of the five people interviewed reported eating bean sprouts in the month before becoming ill.
[Read how Whole Genome Sequencing was used in this outbreak].
