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> For instance, on June 10, an inspector entered the "pickle vat pump room" and noted "heavy meat buildup" on the walls, which were also crawling with flies and
by neilv 2y ago
> For instance, on June 10, an inspector entered the "pickle vat pump room" and noted "heavy meat buildup" on the walls, which were also crawling with flies and gnats.
I haven't seen much upside from going vegetarian, but at least I don't have to worry about accidentally eating food from a place like the above.
- beloch 2y agoThey scrape the floors at places like this to make blood meal (i.e. organic fertlizer).
- ta988 2y agoThey also do cheese (vegetarian, no animal rennet), various sauces, pickles...
- kjksf 2y ago> According to the CDC, one significant outbreak in 2020 was linked to onions, resulting in around 1,127 reported cases of Salmonella across 48 states. Vegetables can also be contaminated with bad bacteria and they do get contaminated in practice. There are plenty outbreaks caused by contaminated salads and other vegetables.
- hinkley 2y agoCan’t get hepatitis from pepperoni.
- ASalazarMX 2y agoBut can get legionella from simple tap water. Microbes are everywhere. I'm not excusing the horrible sanitary practices some businesses have, and the complicity of their employees, but being vegetarian is not a recipe to become free of dangerous diseases caused by microbes.
- bobthepanda 2y agoIf anything raw veggies are a large disease vector.
- neilv 2y agoYeah, I've gotten food poisoning a few times from leafy green salads. But at least, when I'm slumped over porcelain, and praying for death, I don't have the horror film image of "heavy meat buildup" on the walls.
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- dom96 2y agoIndeed, there was a recent e coli outbreak on salad in the UK and one person died[1] 1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1xl518w8do https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1xl518w8do
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- MathMonkeyMan 2y agoThe meat buildup I can deal with, but the flies are such a nuisance.
- cyberax 2y agoThe most dangerous product in a typical kitchen is lettuce. Bon appetit.
- bitcoin_anon 2y agoWhat if you grew it yourself?
- OutOfHere 2y agoIt's fine if you wash it well, which restaurants and salad bars almost never do. Same for raw spinach. Also, ensure that surfaces and hands are sanitary.
- cyberax 2y agoWashing produce with water doesn't help much: https://www.consumerreports.org/e-coli/washing-greens-protect-e-coli/ https://www.consumerreports.org/e-coli/washing-greens-protec... It can reduce the bacterial load, but it won't eliminate it. You need to wash things at least with soap to make an impact on bacteria, but who does that?
- OutOfHere 2y agoRaw spinach too, a very close second.
- JadeNB 2y ago> The most dangerous product in a typical kitchen is lettuce. Bon appetit. What is the quantitative definition of "dangerous?"
- cyberax 2y agoThe chances of dying from food poisoning after eating it, if it's used in a normal fashion. Lettuce is usually eaten raw and uncooked, and it can't really be washed thoroughly. It's also a leafy green that grows directly out of the ground, so it has the greatest chance to be contaminated by ...erm... organic fertilizers, rodent poop, and other sources of bacteria.
- AndrewKemendo 2y agoThe consistency of widespread foodborne illnesses coming from vegetables is unmatched Your horror is an artifact of the industrialization of food production not the fact of meat at a food These insane practices aren’t happening with pastoral nomadic herders or even pasture raised farms in the US
- inferiorhuman 2y agoDo you like potatoes and strawberries? Welp. One of the pesticides California's green lit is also used to stimulate tumor growth in animals. Presumably not much is left on the food itself (although strawberries make great chemical sponges), but Dichloropropene is definitely a problem in the communities surrounding the farms. Like cheap wine? Things haven't gotten much better from Chavez's days especially if you look at the cheaper brands like Charles Shaw. Plenty of young, dead, farm workers because safety standards are barely enforced. Are you just worried about pathogens? Cantaloupes were the main vector in the 2011 listeria outbreak in the US and 2018 listeria outbreak in Australia, and a salmonella outbreak this year in the US. The 2008 salmonella outbreak in the US was the largest since the 80s, and that was spread by cilantro and peppers. 2009 saw a big salmonella outbreak in the US spread by peanut products. If you're worried about unsanitary factory conditions, you probably don't want to read up on that. Big ag is gross whether it's plant or animal.
- proee 2y agoThere are some nasty parasites that can get onto your vegetarian produce. For example, Rat-Lung Worm disease parasite, can get onto produce from slugs and slug mucus. If you eat this parasite it can go into your brain and mess you up bad (permanently). I would rather eat a piece of meat (cooked) than a piece of lettuce that is grown in an area that is affected by this parasite.
- Loughla 2y agoWhat a strange name for something in slugs.
- eth0up 2y agoI believe it's angiostrongyloides. The OP's description is accurate. It's actually a known problem in Hawaii, though elsewhere too, but with inadequate recognition.
- bobthepanda 2y agoThey do live in rat lungs.