Sprouts grow in a warm and wet environment. Unfortunately, this is also the perfect condition for harmful bacteria growth.
“The contamination happens typically in the seed, and when it starts to sprout the bacterial cells also get inside the plant, so washing the surface may not necessarily help,” says Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia in Griffin (1).
In addition to being difficult in cleaning them thoroughly, sprouts are most commonly eaten raw, which increases the risk of food poisoning caused by contaminants such as salmonella and E. coli.
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