Yesterday (Sunday, April 26, 2009) the FDA issued a statement warning about possible salmonella contamination in alfalfa sprouts and sprout blends containing alfalfa sprouts.
Because they're in a mid-growth stage, sprouts can harbor e-coli and all sorts of other nasty things inside the seed-end that is impossible to wash away. Pregnant women should never consume raw sprouts of any kind because of this and, especially now, everyone should avoid commercially-grown alfalfa sprouts until we get the all-clear from the FDA.
This isn't the first commercially-grown salmonella outbreak in sprouts. Personally, I avoid these little buggers altogether.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Hold the Sprouts...
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4 comments:
You know what's funny? Yesterday I was just thinking that I hadn't had sprouts in awhile and wanted to buy some. Good thing I read this first :)
Yes! Unfortunately it's not in the news much because of the swine flu, which obviously is a very important health concern, too.
Thanks for the info. Would be looking for some soon.
Glad to spread the word, Together. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
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