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As long as china and other countries refuse to operate sanitary food chains, the risk they represent will be 1000s of times higher than a high security lab. Tha

As long as china and other countries refuse to operate sanitary food chains, the risk they represent will be 1000s of times higher than a high security lab. That is why so many zoonotic diseases come from such places and so few from the rest of the world. Don't "strain out a fly and swallow a camel"...

geysersam 4y ago
That, or because a fifth of the worlds population live there.
giraffe_lady 4y ago
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- khazhoux 4y ago
  Why is that racist? It may be inaccurate or unproven, but that doesn't make it racist. Isn't the leading theory that COVID-19 originated/spread from Wuhan's seafood market (with poor sanitation standards)?
  - scheme271 4y ago
    If you don't understand the reasons for why things are done a certain way and just assume that Chinese or whoever prefer to keep unsanitary conditions, then you won't solve the problem. Wet markets reduce the incidence of food poisoning by minimizing the time raw meat is kept at room temperature. If refrigeration isn't readily available, this is probably the best solution. You can find wet markets throughout the world, it's not just limited top China and Asia.
    - khazhoux 4y ago
      But I didn't say people "preferred" to be unsanitary, and it doesn't actually matter why things are done one way or another. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market in Wuhan. I would argue (and forgive me if this is racist) that a market where some vendor sells diseased animals as food that will kill 7 million people (and shut down the world for almost two years) qualifies as "unsanitary."
BryantD 4y ago
You might find it interesting to read up on the ways US agribusiness is trying to avoid food safety regulations! https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6547/dangerous-hog-slaughter-self-inspection-program-should-be-stopped-advocates-tell-court https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6547/dang... Also I went to a shocking wet market the other weekend in Seattle. Raw fish on display, raw meat galore in coolers, produce, etc.
scheme271 4y ago
Wet markets have a pretty good reason for existing. If you don't have a reliable cold chain and aren't sure about refrigeration, then keeping animals alive as long as possible and then butchering them just before you need to use the meat keeps the chances of food poisoning low.

geysersam 4y ago

That, or because a fifth of the worlds population live there.

giraffe_lady 4y ago

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khazhoux 4y ago
Why is that racist? It may be inaccurate or unproven, but that doesn't make it racist. Isn't the leading theory that COVID-19 originated/spread from Wuhan's seafood market (with poor sanitation standards)?
- scheme271 4y ago
  If you don't understand the reasons for why things are done a certain way and just assume that Chinese or whoever prefer to keep unsanitary conditions, then you won't solve the problem. Wet markets reduce the incidence of food poisoning by minimizing the time raw meat is kept at room temperature. If refrigeration isn't readily available, this is probably the best solution. You can find wet markets throughout the world, it's not just limited top China and Asia.
  - khazhoux 4y ago
    But I didn't say people "preferred" to be unsanitary, and it doesn't actually matter why things are done one way or another. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in a live-animal market in Wuhan. I would argue (and forgive me if this is racist) that a market where some vendor sells diseased animals as food that will kill 7 million people (and shut down the world for almost two years) qualifies as "unsanitary."

BryantD 4y ago

You might find it interesting to read up on the ways US agribusiness is trying to avoid food safety regulations! https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6547/dangerous-hog-slaughter-self-inspection-program-should-be-stopped-advocates-tell-court https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6547/dang... Also I went to a shocking wet market the other weekend in Seattle. Raw fish on display, raw meat galore in coolers, produce, etc.

scheme271 4y ago

Wet markets have a pretty good reason for existing. If you don't have a reliable cold chain and aren't sure about refrigeration, then keeping animals alive as long as possible and then butchering them just before you need to use the meat keeps the chances of food poisoning low.