Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches E. coli Outbreak
Outbreak News
An E. coli O157:NM outbreak among Boulder County residents in late September and early October of 2008 was traced to food sold at a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Boulder. Among the 19 confirmed and suspect cases of E. coli O157:NM associated with the consumption of food from Jimmy John’s were 2 employees who had eaten food from the restaurant.
Investigators from Boulder County Public Health determined that the most likely initial source of the E. coli outbreak was from sprouts.