2011 – E. coli O104:H4 – Fenugreek Bean Sprouts – Over 4,000 sickened – 900 with kidney failure and 50 deaths – Europe, Canada and U.S.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6250a3.htm; https://www-s.med.illinois.edu/m2/epidemiology/LiteratureCritique/pdf/Buchholz_2011.pdf

2005 – Salmonella – Mung Bean Sprouts – Over 600 sick – Canada

http://news.ontario.ca/archive/en/2005/12/14/Update-on-Salmonella-Outbreak.html; http://www.sproutnet.com/pdfs/Toronto-Mung-2005.pdf

1996 – E. coli O157:H7 – Radish Sprouts – Over 6,000 sick – Japan

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640759/pdf/10341179.pdf

My friends at Barf Blog document at least 55 sprout-associated outbreaks occurring worldwide affecting a total of 15,233 people since 1988.