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Is sprouts high risk food?

Are sprouts safe to eat? Raw sprouts are considered a high-risk food. Therefore, people with a low or compromised immune system should generally avoid eating raw sprouts. This is because the risks of food poisoning are much higher for these people.

safefood.qld.gov.au - Safeguarding Your Sprouts - Food Safety Tips

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Nutritious and delicious, sprouts can be a welcome addition to salads, sandwiches and a variety of other dishes. Common green sprouts, which are often consumed raw, include alfalfa, sunflower and mung bean sprouts, among others. Raw sprouts are a healthy source of essential nutrients, including protein, magnesium, folate and vitamins K and C. The actual sprouting process is something that increases these nutrient levels. However, the conditions in which sprouts are grown – in warm and humid conditions – are also an ideal environment for harmful bacteria, such as Salmonella, Listeria and Escherichia coli, to thrive.

Are sprouts safe to eat?

Raw sprouts are considered a high-risk food. Therefore, people with a low or compromised immune system should generally avoid eating raw sprouts. This is because the risks of food poisoning are much higher for these people. People with lowered immunity include children under five, the elderly, the immunosuppressed (e.g. those undergoing chemotherapy) and pregnant women. For the rest of the population, raw sprouts are generally OK to consume. However, given their high-risk growing conditions, it’s important to follow some basic food safety practices to reduce your risk of food-borne illness:

Ensure the sprouts you buy have been refrigerated

Don’t purchase sprouts that have a musty smell or slimy and/or dark appearance

Look for crisp sprouts that smell fresh

Transport your sprouts from the supermarket/ farmers markets in a chilled cooler

Always read the use by date and throw away any sprouts which are out of date

Store your sprouts in the refrigerator , at 5ºC or lower

Avoid cross-contamination from raw meat or poultry by stacking your fridge correctly – keep sprouts separated

Rinse your sprouts thoroughly under running water before eating

What about homegrown sprouts?

The conditions in which sprouts are grown are perfect for bacteria to thrive, no matter where they are grown. Therefore, if you are growing sprouts at home, you must do so in the most sanitary conditions. Follow the same food safety practices as above.

Sprout growers in Queensland

Safe Food ensures that seed sprout and sprout processors in Queensland have systems in place to verify that their products are suitable to consume. In 2014, Safe Food introduced the Horticulture Scheme, requiring all seed sprout and sprout processors in Queensland to be accredited with Safe Food in order to legally supply their product in Queensland. The Horticulture Scheme was designed to ensure Queensland met its obligations under the National Primary Production & Processing Standard for Seed Sprouts, which came into effect in 2013. Under the Horticulture Scheme, seed sprout and sprout processors require an accreditation if they do any of the following activities:

decontamination of seed or seed sprouts;

soaking of seed;

germination or growth of seed;

harvest of seed sprouts; or

washing, drying or packing of seed sprouts

An accreditation is not required for the retail sale of sprouts, as this falls under local council legislation. A Safe Food accreditation requires sprout processors to demonstrate how they manage food safety risks in their day-to-day operations. They can do this by completing a food safety program or management statement, along with certain other verification and monitoring activities as part of their accreditation requirements.

I want to process sprouts for others

If you’d like to become a sprout processor, you may require an accreditation from Safe Food. Find out more here.

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