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Cereal Foods World, Vol. 64, No. 2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/CFW-64-2-0019
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Sanitary Transportation of Sprouts
Kaiping Deng1

Sprout Safety Alliance, Illinois Institute of Technology, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL, U.S.A.

1 Corresponding author. IIT/IFSH, 6502 S Archer Rd, Bedford Park, IL 60501, U.S.A. Tel and Fax: +1.708.563.8170; E-mail: kdeng3@iit.edu


Abstract

Because of their unique production conditions and because they are usually consumed raw, sprouts have been associated with disease outbreaks and food safety recalls. Use of a multihurdle approach that implements a series of preventive and risk-reduction steps is critical to reduce potential food safety hazards during sprout production. The U.S. Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011 also requires sprout growers to implement sanitary transportation measures to prevent cross-contamination during product delivery. It should be noted that although refrigerated transportation may inhibit or slow the growth of most bacterial pathogens, it is not a measure that can be used to control their presence. In this article, the FSMA requirements for sanitary transportation are highlighted.




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