Sprouting seeds and E. coli

I love fresh sprouts and just purchased one of those tri-level seed
sprouters for the kitchen.

I have been hearing a lot lately about sprouts being contaminated with E.
coli and thereby being potentially dangerous.  And this isn't limited to the
sprouts that you purchase at the grocery.  Apparently the E. coli is present
on the seed itself, so even seeds that you buy yourself and sprout at home
can be infected with the bacteria.

Along those lines, I heard something about how seeds could be treated by
briefly soaking in a very weak bleach solution.  Unfortunately it was one of
those things that ran by and was gone before I could listen hard enough to
get the specifics.

Has anyone heard about this?  Any suggestions?  As I recall, the idea was to
briefly immerse the seeds in a very weak bleach solution, after which they
were rinsed in clear water and then sprouted.

Sue P.
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