Comments on: Local Micro Greens are Here! http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2009/04/23/local-micro-greens-are-here/ Healthy Updates From Valley Natural Foods Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fresh Origins http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2009/04/23/local-micro-greens-are-here/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Fresh Origins Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:55:59 +0000 http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/?p=1035#comment-162 "Micro Greens are a delicious and nutritious mix of very young sprouts including..."- copied from above. Microgreens are not sprouts. Why is this important? Anyone growing and selling sprouts without FDA oversight will be shut down. There have been 11 recalls/alerts for sprouts in the past year due to dangerous bacteria that cause food poisoning. Microgreens are grown in a completly different way (if they are of any decent quality) than sprouts. Please do not describe microgreens as sprouts. Thank you. “Micro Greens are a delicious and nutritious mix of very young sprouts including…”- copied from above.

Microgreens are not sprouts. Why is this important? Anyone growing and selling sprouts without FDA oversight will be shut down. There have been 11 recalls/alerts for sprouts in the past year due to dangerous bacteria that cause food poisoning. Microgreens are grown in a completly different way (if they are of any decent quality) than sprouts.

Please do not describe microgreens as sprouts. Thank you.

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