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For more information on sprout safety, visit:
“Questions Keep Sprouting About Sprouts”, FDA Consumer Magazine
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsprout.html
“Consumers Advised Of Risks Associated With Raw Sprouts”, FDA http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/hhssprts.html
“Consumer Fact Sheet - Sprouts Health Risk”, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.cfia-acia.agr.ca/english/corpaffr/factsheets/sprouts.html
“Guidance for Industry: Reducing Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Sprouted Seeds and Guidance for Industry: Sampling and Microbial Testing of Spent Irrigation Water During Sprout Production”, Federal Register
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/fr991027.html