This type of stuff is only going to get worse in the next four years.
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2024
339 points (100.0% liked)
News
37694 readers
1430 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Absolutely. These companies need oversight.
Oh boy. I'm already a paranoid about food. There was a major quantity of outbreaks during 2010-2020.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States
load more comments
(4 replies)
LoL! I'm a Pro Life Republican and January can't come SOON ENOUGH! Once Trump is in Office I won't have to HEAR about ANY of this (even though it'll be Happening MORE Frequently because of Lack of Regulations! I just won't HEAR about it because it'll be ILLEGAL to Mention!)!
load more comments
(1 replies)
Next time this happens under RFK's tenure as secretary of HHS, there won't be a recall. There wouldn't even be a warning. They'll just stay on shelves, hospitalizing and killing even more people.
Ugh, talk about a bad way to go. I once got food poisoning that needed a trip to the hospital, which is what ecoli is. I needed 2 units of water. Fortunately I'm not at risk so it cleared up fine with some antibiotics. But sitting yourself to death, while it sounds funny, is actually kinda awful.
Shitting*
Stomach pain can be easily some of the worst pain.
Deregulation and climate devastation. Name a more iconic duo. We are so fucked.
Dang I just bought some onions.
It's ok to eat them if you cook them. Maybe make yourself some delicious caramelized onions!
This is not entirely true. E. coli can produce heat-stable enterotoxins that will still make you sick even after cooking/killing the microbe. Probably best to toss or at least wash them before using.
Edit: assuming they're from one of the listed brands and match the recall window.
Wait... doesn't everyone wash their produce before using it?
For the most part, but definitely not everyone. Many people lack awareness about where food comes from in general, not to mention basic food safety practices. It wouldn't surprise me if folks who mostly buy prepackaged produce and know little about farming would assume their produce is clean enough from the store.
My water has lead in it
Have you considered filtration? There are even pitchers you can use if you don't want something more permanent to install.
load more comments
(3 replies)
The recalled organic baby carrots have best-by dates ranging from Sept. 11 through Nov. 12,
This article wasn't posted until November 17. I guess it's still helpful, but pre-packed baby carrots tend to get slimy after the best by date.
So despite having heavy restrictions regarding taking foodstuffs on flights causing mass inconvenience, they don't really do the simple work of sending random samples of packed stuff for lab testing? Meaning that buying stuff in a packet, while more expensive than buying from a street peddler in an unregulated country, is really not safer?
Ok
See, government regulations are just red tape and inefficiency. It's much better if you have to constantly risk death for the sake of more corporate profits.
load more comments
(1 replies)
Well, they were organic alright. All natural shit fertilizer.
"Well, they were organic alright. All natural shit fertilizer."
Doesn't work that way. Even if the fields were fertilized with manure, they are done so long before planting - it's literally in the National Organic Program regulations that certified organic farms are required to follow. It's also just common practice anyway. Because duh, root vegetables.
The main and pretty much only source of contamination is in the harvesting, processing, and handling. Not just people but equipment like conveyor belts. For example, "baby carrots" are almost never grown small but big carrots cut up by machines, which -no surprise- are easily contaminated.
view more: next ›