foodsafety.gov says that since 1996 , `` there have been at least 30 reported outbreaks of food-borne illness associated with different types of raw and lightly cooked sprouts . NEW : There have been 30 outbreaks of food-borne illness from sprouts since 1996 , the U.S. 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 . The bacteria is resistant to many antibiotics and can be deadly if not treated quickly with intravenous fluids or other treatment methods.
NEW : There have been 30 outbreaks of food-borne illness from sprouts since 1996 , the U.S. 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 . The bacteria is resistant to many antibiotics and can be deadly if not treated quickly with intravenous fluids or other treatment methods.