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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Riggio, Gina M.
• Wang, Qing
• Kniel, Kalmia E.
• Gibson, Kristen E.

Titel

Microgreens—A review of food safety considerations along the farm to fork continuum

Ist Teil von

• International journal of food microbiology, 2019-02, Vol.290, p.76-85

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The food safety implications of microgreens, an emerging salad crop, have been studied only minimally. The farm to fork continuum of microgreens and sprouts has some overlap in terms of production, physical characteristics, and consumption. This review describes the food safety risk of microgreens as compared to sprouts, potential control points for microgreen production, what is known to date about pathogen transfer in the microgreen production environment, and where microgreens differ from sprouts and their mature vegetable counterparts. The synthesis of published research to date may help to inform Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Good Handling Practices (GHPs) for the emerging microgreen industry. •Microgreen production shares traits with both sprout and vegetable production.•Only eight studies since 2009 addressed microgreen food safety.•Contamination sources include growth media, irrigation water, and seeds.•Hydroponically grown microgreens are more susceptible to contamination.•Microgreen variety and contaminant type likely influence food safety risk.