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Bean Sprouts

Also known as: beansprouts

Low concern

Bean sprouts are a whole food but raw sprouts pose elevated risk of Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria contamination.

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130 products

What it is

Sprouted seeds of legumes, typically mung beans or soybeans, eaten raw or cooked.

Whole food vegetable.

Why it's flagged

raw sprout pathogen risk (Salmonella, E. coli)

What regulators actually say

"Children, the elderly, pregnant women, and persons with weakened immune systems should avoid eating raw or lightly cooked sprouts of any kind, including alfalfa, clover, radish, and mung bean sprouts."

FDA Sprouts Safety — fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Subject to FSMA Produce Safety Rule sprout-specific requirements (21 CFR 112 Subpart M)

European Union — EFSA

Subject to EU Regulation 209/2013 on sprout microbiological criteria

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