Haven't read this yet; just saw it on Medline today. Might be of interest...
Kath
Infectious Diseases
INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EATING SEED SPROUTS
Subjective evaluations indicate that pathogens can exceed 107 per gram
of sprouts produced from inoculated seeds during sprout production
without adversely affecting appearance.
http://www.medscape.com/14726.rhtml
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