I've heard that you can alleviate this by adding a bit of vinegar to the soaking and rinsing water - it lowers the pH thus inhibiting the growth of most of the

I've heard that you can alleviate this by adding a bit of vinegar to the soaking and rinsing water - it lowers the pH thus inhibiting the growth of most of the bad bacteria. For the article being discussed it seems like he's intending to cook all of the sprouts he's making so it should be quite safe without using any vinegar.