Has anyone had food poisoning from bean sprouts?

[KaitAnne]

I LOVE bean sprouts (store-bought) and was wondering if anyone has gotten food poisoning from them before. They're notorious for causing problems due to the way they're grown I guess? Is that true?

[spicyfull]

Never heard that one before.

[TaupeRawMan]

I know you can have problems with some of the beans, like black beans and kidney beans. Also, beans need to be cooked to remove the enzyme inhibitors. Even if they are sprouted, they still contain the inhibitors if they aren't cooked.

[juliebove]

I LOVE bean sprouts (store-bought) and was wondering if anyone has gotten food poisoning from them before. They're notorious for causing problems due to the way they're grown I guess? Is that true?

Very true. That's why when I ate them, I made my own. Sprouts are commonly recalled.

[Dimond]

Been eating store-bought sprouts for years with no problem.

[Raene]

I recently heard a great raw interview about sprouts in general being full of aflatoxins and being very dangerous in the store. One should never buy sprouts...always do them yourself. While you may think you're fine eating the sprouts without harm, aflatoxins actually cause liver cancer, so you're doing more harm than good here.

As for bean sprouts, I'm highly allergic to all types it seems. Whenever I have them, my throat swells up and I can't breathe. Scary. I avoid beans...

[MelissaO]

I am not much into bean sprouts but do buy all the other store bought sprouts- have done so for years and never had a problem.

[jacsam]

I've never had a problem with store sprouts but the very best sprouts are home grown, in my opinion.

[AutumnBreezColordLeavz]

Guess I better start learning how to grow sprouts then.

[rawviveyourself]

wow - never heard of this and haven't had a problem over many years of eating sprouts from the store.

[KaitAnne]

Wow..now I dunno what to think :) I don't see myself growing my own sprouts anytime soon.