Sprouting

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So what about sprouts has been discovered to be a health risk? Panera has stopped carrying sprouts for my sandwiches - is it a real risk, or have they decided they're a little too hippie?

In semi-related news (same mall), wool is apparently now in season: Fabric Place has both crepe and coating wool in maroon. But the Royal Favor crowd has pillaged the store: there is no more light grey felt or bright purple broadcloth.

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[dglenn.livejournal.com]

"They are a food which is never cooked, cannot be frozen, and if infected at any point in the distribution life cycle, will easily incubate the vector."

Can they be irradiated without damaging flavour or texture? Of course this still leaves the vulnerable to contamination at stages in the distribution process after the irradiation, but if you place the irradiation step as late in the process as is feasible, that ought to help a lot, no?

Or izzat one of those "nobody will ever buy food if they hear this has been done to it" bugaboos?

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

I am not a professional food chemist, nor am I much of an expert in the chemistry and physics of cookery.

I would think that irradiating sprouts would work perfectly to decontaminate the sprouts without damage - food irradiation being perfectly safe exposure to gammma radiation.

But you can bet that the earthy crunchies who love this sort of thing would stop buying it. Because they are ignorant. I know, I know, there is all sorts of deeply felt beliefs manifested in these debates. But in the end, if you would microwave it and cook it, you should eat this too.

But I have drunk irradiated milk, and it was fine. So far. :-)