Treatment of Alfalfa Seeds With Food-grade Organic Acid Mixtures Reduces Loads of Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium on Sprouts Without Reducing Germination Percentage or Sprout Mass

Sprouts are regarded as premier health foods due to their high content of vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately, numerous outbreaks of foodborne illness have been linked to raw sprouts due to their capacity to harbor bacterial pathogens combined with growing conditions favoring microbial growth. One...

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Main Authors: David F. Bridges, Alexander R. Hendricks, Nicholas J. Colella, W. Scott Compel, Maeli Melotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Food Protection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X25000651
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