Alfalfa Seed Decontamination in Salmonella Outbreak
Based on in vitro data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends chemical disinfection of raw sprout seeds to reduce enteric pathogens contaminating the seed coats. However, little is known about the effectiveness of decontamination at preventing human disease. In 1999, an outbreak of Salmon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-04-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/4/02-0519_article |