2022年5月13日，美国食品和药物管理局（FDA ）发布减少发芽种子生产中的微生物食品安全危害的行业指南。
本指南概述了 FDA 对与食用生的和未煮熟的芽苗菜相关的食源性疾病爆发的严重关切，并为公司提供了建议的步骤，以防止在整个种子发芽生产链中掺假。
部分原文报道如下：
Between 1996 and 2020, there were 52 reported outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with contaminated sprouts, resulting in more than 2,700 cases of illness. Although contamination can occur at any point along the sprout supply chain, seed has historically been, and continues to be, identified as the likely source of contamination in many of these outbreaks. The Produce Safety Rule (PSR) includes sprout-specific requirements for sprout growers. However, we do not consider seed for sprouting to be covered produce under the PSR and, therefore, the growing, conditioning, and distribution of seed for sprouting is not subject to PSR requirements. Although seed used for sprouting is not covered by the PSR, the FDA does consider seed used for sprouting to be food.
更多详情参见：https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-issues-final-guidance-seeds-used-sprouting
日期：2022-05-17
