Infections Associated with Eating Seed Sprouts: An International Concern

Recent outbreaks of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with raw seed sprouts have occurred in several countries. Subjective evaluations indicate that pathogens can exceed 107 per gram of sprouts produced from inoculated seeds during sprout production without adversely affe...

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Main Authors: Peter J. Taormina, Larry R. Beuchat, Laurence Slutsker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/5/99-0503_article