Caslon
Executive Chef
I miss bean sprouts that I used to put on my avocado and cheddar cheese sandwiches. I've not bought any in quite awhile since outbreaks of E-coli were reported. I'm thinking of buying them again. I certainly won't buy mung bean sprouts that you fill a bag with using plastic tongs. However, I read that bagged bean sprouts from certified growers and that have been irradiated pose the least risk to my health. Here's a quick blurb about it.
"A study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of ionizing radiation in eliminating Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on commercial ready-to-eat radish and mung bean sprouts and to assess the chemical and physical quality of these sprouts. The use of ionizing radiation was investigated as a means of reducing or totally inactivating these pathogens, if present, on the sprouts. Treatment of mung bean and radish sprouts with a dose of 1.5 and 2.0 kGy, respectively, significantly reduced E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella to nondetectable limits".
I've also read of studies that say irradiating won't help. If I do buy a bag, it will be from certified growers. I've not bought any yet. Has anyone bought a bag of bean sprouts where they state on the bag that they've been irradiated? I'm not afraid of irradiated products like some people are.
"A study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of ionizing radiation in eliminating Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on commercial ready-to-eat radish and mung bean sprouts and to assess the chemical and physical quality of these sprouts. The use of ionizing radiation was investigated as a means of reducing or totally inactivating these pathogens, if present, on the sprouts. Treatment of mung bean and radish sprouts with a dose of 1.5 and 2.0 kGy, respectively, significantly reduced E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella to nondetectable limits".
I've also read of studies that say irradiating won't help. If I do buy a bag, it will be from certified growers. I've not bought any yet. Has anyone bought a bag of bean sprouts where they state on the bag that they've been irradiated? I'm not afraid of irradiated products like some people are.