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"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:30:35 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 16:22:35 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> I know this subject came up before. I thought they were no longer
>>> available
>>> for sale. But I noticed some stores selling other types of sprouts. Like
>>> micro-greens.
>>>
>>> I recently bought fresh bean sprouts at Winco and also at Sprouts. A new
>>> Sprouts just opened in Lynnwood. Both were re-packaged.

>>
>>What, did you think they were illegal? And how would you know they
>>wrre "trerpackaged"? dn why should we care about either?
>>
>>They have always been for sale, and will always be for sale. Even
>>on your little planet.
>>
>>-sw

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> I tried recently to buy sprouts. I was told at Albertsons they didn't
> carry them anymore because of cases of food poisoning in sprouts some
> years ago. I gave up looking in my city but Julie just said she got
> them at a store we have here.


Yep! Fred Meyers and Trader Joes don't sell them either. I was shocked!