Germany : There have been no outbreaks of food - borne illness from sprouts since 1996 , the WHO says . The World Health Organization says that in Japan in 1996 , `` an outbreak linked to contaminated radish sprouts in school lunches caused 9,451 cases '' of E. coli . Sprouts from central Germany are the likely cause , officials say . At least 22 people have died in Europe after an outbreak of a virulent E coli strain . More than 100 people have been injured .
Germany : There have been no outbreaks of food - borne illness from sprouts since 1996 , the WHO says . Sprouts from central Germany are the likely cause , officials say . At least 22 people have died in Europe after an outbreak of a virulent E coli strain . More than 100 people have been injured .