I can’t remember if this is outbreak number 3 or 4 (oops, it’s number 5 according to the Chicago Tribune) but Jimmy Johns, the sub folks, have been linked to a bunch of salmonellosis illnesses through sprouts again.

I wonder if their PR folks regret this sprout marketing ploy (right, exactly as shown) from a few years ago. Skull. Crossbones. Eat at your own risk. Nudge. Nudge. Say no more.

Yeah. And there are illnesses again.

“Food safety and the welfare of our customers are our top priorities and not negotiable in our business,” said James North, Jimmy John’s President and CEO, in a news release, adding the company is working with the various agencies in the investigation.

Here’s a table of over 75 sprout-related outbreaks going back to 1973. We’ll add this one when there are more details.

Nudge. Nudge.