On November 21, 2014 the CDC announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to consumption of bean sprouts produced by Wonton Foods, Inc. On January 23, 2015 the CDC published the final update of the outbreak summary. As of that date, 115 people residing in 12 states were infected with the outbreak strain. Twenty five percent had been hospitalized. In interviews, 61 (72%) of 85 ill persons reported eating bean sprouts or menu items containing bean sprouts in the week before becoming ill. Illness onsets ranged from September 30, 2014 to December 15, 2014. Ill patients lived in the northeastern US with the exception of one patient in Montana. this person traveled to the east coast during the likely exposure period.