Microbes on farmed kelp aren’t a food safety risk, say researchers

Researchers with NOAA and kelp farming non-profit GreenWave took a closer look at the microbes the grow on farmed sugar kelp in Long Island Sound and found that the microbes do not pose a food safety risk.

A team from NOAA’s Milford Lab has published the first comprehensive list of what grew on kelp throughout a growing season at one farm in Connecticut.

“We did not find any microorganisms on kelp that are food safety concerns and detected minimal presence of species that could affect product quality, which is good news for the industry,” said lead biologist Yuan Liu...

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