Seed Sanitation- Fumigation Sprout Safety Research

Recognized as industry experts on the topic of sprouts and food safety, our team has collected important seed sanitation research pertaining to fumigation’s role in sprout safety.

“Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium in Artificially Contaminated Alfalfa Seeds and Mung Beans by Fumigation with Ammonia”  Journal of Food Protection: Vol. 64, No. 11, pp. 1817-1819, Sakchai Himathongkham,  California Department of Health Services, 601 North 7th Street, Sacramento, California 94234-7320, Suphachai Nuanualsuwan, Hans Riemann, and Dean O. Cliver, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA