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> Salad bars are magnets for bacteria and viruses. Even if the sprouts and ranch dressing aren’t tainted, the serving utensils may be. The Silicon Valley start-
by bambax 9y ago
> Salad bars are magnets for bacteria and viruses. Even if the sprouts and ranch dressing aren’t tainted, the serving utensils may be. The Silicon Valley start-up Chowbotics has devised what it says is a partial solution.
A solution to what? What exactly is the problem? Just because bacteria (and "viruses"? really?) may or may not be found in salad bars doesn't make it an emergency. Exactly how many people get sick, or die, because they ate at a salad bar?
It seems the problem is invented to justify the product.
- Boothroid 9y agoHaving had a case of food poisoning of a level where my kidneys were near the point of shutting down before I got treatment, I'm all for any new approaches that can reduce the chances of tranmission.
- orbifold 9y agoThere was a case in Germany a couple of years ago, a relatively large number of people got a very deadly and rare bacterial infection. The cases were distributed all over the country. In the end it turned out that the origin was contaminated sprouts from one sprout factory. This robot only eliminates one part of the risk.
- MrFoof 9y agoLet's replace "salad" with "burrito" and just look at Chipotle in isolation... * In March and April 2008, 22 customers were infected with hepatitis A from a Chipotle restaurant in California. * In April 2008, over 400 people were infected with norovirus from a Chipotle restaurant in Ohio. * In February 2009, an outbreak of campylobacteriosis was traced to a Chipotle restaurant in Minnesota. * In July 2015, five people were infected with E. coli traced back to a Chipotle restaurant in Seattle, Washington. * In August 2015 nearly 100 people were infected with norovirus from a Chipotle restaurant in Califorina. * In August 2015, 64 people were infected with Salmonella traced back to Chipotle restaurants in the Minneapolis area. * In October 2015, 52 people were infected with E. coli traced back to Chipotle restaurants, with 20 requiring hospitalization. * In November 2015, 5 people were infected with E. coli traced back to Chipotle restaurants in Oklahoma and Kansas. * In December 2015, ultimately 141 people (80 directly) in Massachusetts were infected with norovirus traced back to a Boston, Massachusetts area Chipotle restaurant. * In July 2017, more than 130 people were infected with norovirus traced back to a Chiptole restaurant in Virginia.
- amyjess 9y agoA lot of this can be chalked up to Chipotle's insistence on using organic food, which is far more prone to disease than non-organic. (adding to your list, a Chipotle in Downtown Dallas was found to be infested with rats a few months ago... it was discovered when the rats started falling through the ceiling)