Guilty by Association
Guilty by Association Guilty byAssociation SproutNet International Specialty Supply February 19, 2002 Dear Bob "Whenthere is a sprout outbreak all growers who have the same lot number are involvedin the recall of seed and sprouts. We handle ALL our seed as though it iscontaminated. We sanitize it using the method recommended by the FDA andwe post test it using the FDA recommended method. We have never had an outbreakyet I am concerned that we could be guilty by association. Is thereanything we can do to disassociate ourselves from an outbreak if a grower withthe same seed lot is not as conscientious as we are?" Dear Grower A keyprinciple of HACCP is to insure that the ingredients that go into thefinished product are of the highest quality, and to have documentation on filethat verifies the food safety and quality requirements. Butthere is more to it than just seed sanitizing and post testing. Purchasing seedcan be likened to flying on a plane. You need to feel confident thepassengers you share the plane with are safe and the pilot knows howto fly. If the plane