Jimmy John’s Warned By FDA Over E. Coli: Locations In Gwinnett

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued a warning letter to Jimmy John’s this week that accuses the chain of serving certain vegetables linked to multiple cases of E. coli and salmonella.

“Jimmy John’s restaurants have been implicated in multiple outbreaks that have spanned the past seven years and impacted consumers in no fewer than 17 states,” FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas said in a news release. “Jimmy John’s has not demonstrated implementation of long-term sustainable corrections to its supply chain to assure the safety of ingredients used in its products.”

In response, Jimmy John’s has removed sprouts from the menu at all of its locations, including in Gwinnett County.

“Food safety is our top priority,” Jimmy John’s President James North told CNN in a statement. “The removal (of sprouts) was out of an abundance of caution and was not initiated by any known, immediate threat.”

Jimmy John’s locations in Gwinnett County are:

• 135 Peachtree Pkwy Ste. 301, Peachtree Corners
• 5860 Jimmy Carter Blvd Suite 100, Norcross
• 4870 Peachtree Industrial Blvd NW, Norcross
• 1560 Indian Trail Lilburn Rd NW Ste. 103, Norcross
• 2040 Pleasant Hill Rd ste b, Duluth
• 3630 Peachtree Pkwy #703, Suwanee
• 2033 Buford Hwy NE, Buford
• 3730 Buford Dr Suite 200, Buford
• 3429 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd ste i, Suwanee
• 6575 Sugarloaf Pkwy Suite 402, Duluth
• 4850 Sugarloaf Pkwy Ste. 901, Lawrenceville
• 531 W Pike St, Lawrenceville
• 1850 Scenic Hwy N Ste. 102, Snellville

Along with the specification of clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s as one of the vegetables previously linked to E. coli and salmonella, FDA the warning letter also cited cucumbers as an “adulterated fresh produce.”

“In your response to this letter, please describe and document steps you have or will take to prevent the receipt and sales of adulterated food at each of the approximately 2,800 Jimmy John’s restaurants,” the warning read.

In the letter, the FDA presented evidence linking Jimmy John’s to illness cases dating back to 2012 in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

Patch reached out multiple times to Jimmy John headquarters and customer service numbers for a comment but did not receive a response.