"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
>> In article > ,
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

snipped>> > I imagined you could, but am puzzled by the packet wording. Is
it like a
>> > Surgeon's General warning that is posted on all dried bean packets or
>> > only
>> > mung? I've never considered the issue of sprouted beans being harmful.
>
> I don't believe it's the sprouted beans. The warning is for undercooked
> dried beans.
>
snip
> Here's a slightly different cite:
>
> http://www.foodreference.com/html/ar...poisoning.html
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>
Thanks for that. That clarifies the bean part of the issue. I suppose if
you are constantly rinsing the beans while sprouting them, the toxin will
wash away? But what about the little beans that remain attached to the
sprouts?
Janet