date:May 23, 2012
y Department of Health says that while the outbreak began through consumption of or direct contact with contaminated tempeh, subsequent cases have been secondary, that is, transmitted person-to-person.
Tempeh is a raw, fermented bean product typically marketed as a meat substitute for vegetarians. Smiling Hara's website says that its unpasteurized product is a raw food and is intended to be cooked. In the heating process some of the probiotics and digestive enzymes will die, however, some will