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> 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. Vegetab
by 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
- pookybear223 2y ago[flagged]