'Sprig' sounds very elegant and sweet Bw. Like a 'sprig' of heather or myrtle!
I'm under the doctor (ooer missus) and may have pernicious anaemia myself. I have vitamin B12 deficiency and I'm due for lots of tests at the end of the month. I hope the doc prescribes lots of raw liver and Mackeson stout. But I suspect it'll involve boring old injections of B12 plus folate tablets.
My granny had to have the raw liver in sandwiches though. I wouldn't fancy that.

We're like you Steve, very strict on kitchen hygiene. Husband is very good about this (he cooks a lot). I'm proud to say we have never ever had any stomach upset or food poisoning.
He has while visiting his family in Abidjan though. Not surprising when you see the conditions under which food is prepared. Rats everywhere, and swarms of flies. Cooking done squatting on the ground in the courtyard. Dodgy food sources, endemic typhoid and cholera, dysentery and anything you care to name. Yuk.