Sprout Safety

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Author: Michelle A. Smith, Ph.D., FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

**Table of Contents**
Public Meeting: Sprout Safety Outline Sprouts - a Special Problem NACMCF Produce White Paper 1998 NACMCF 1998 Produce White Paper Sprout Outbreaks 1996 - 2004 Background - A Few Milestones NACMCF 1999 Sprout White Paper NACMCF Sprout White Paper FDA's Sprout Guidance.October 25, 1999 Objectives Federal Register Notice: Guidance Broad Sprout Guide Broad Sprout Guide Broad Sprout Guide "Safer Processing of Sprouts" 1999 Consumer Advisory Sprout Outbreaks 1996 - 2004 Turning the corner w/ sprouts? Sprout Outbreaks 1996 - 2004 2002 Updated Consumer Advisory FDA 1998 Field Assignment	FDA 1998 Inspection Results FDA 1998 Microbial Analyses 2000 Field Assignment 2000 Inspection Results 2000 Directed Inspections Sprout Outbreaks 1996 - 2004 Adequacy of Current Guidance California Sprout Industry Inspection - February 2004 California 2004 - Inspection Checklist California 2004 - Sanitation California 2004 - Seed Treatment California 2004 - Sampling and Microbial Testing of Spent Irrigation Water CA 2004 - Confirmatory Tests California 2004.Testing Spent Irrigation Water California 2004 - Record Keeping CA 2004 - Traceback Capability Produce Safety From Production to Consumption 2005 CFSAN Program Priorities Sprouts are a high risk food Complexities of issues & uncertainty about what current science can support