The Jim Henson Company first launched Pajanimals as a short-form musical series in 2008 for the preschool-oriented channel Sprout. The shorts revolve around the adventures of four young creatures ...

Update: On Monday officials with the Lower-Saxony state agriculture said 23 of 40 samples from the suspect sprout farm tested negative for the outbreak strain of E. coli. More tests are under way.

Outbreaks caused by eating contaminated sprouts — “sproutbreaks” — have occurred every year in the United States since at least 1995. These episodes have taught us that sprouts are a risky food to eat ...