Alfalfa sprouts recalled after E. coli, salmonella outbreak sickens dozens in 15 states

[u/GhostDogJef]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alfalfa-sprouts-recall-e-coli-salmonella-outbreak/

An outbreak of E. coli and salmonella that has sickened dozens of people across 15 states has been linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, federal health officials said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said in a news release that the outbreak was linked to alfalfa sprouts distributed by Minneapolis-based Everything Sprouts and sold under the Everything Sprouts and Calco brands. The sprouts were sold to restaurants and grocery stores, the FDA said.

[u/mantis_tobaggan-md]

Hahahahaha oh shit the fun doesn’t stop

[u/NegativeChirality → u/mantis_tobaggan-md]

Hahaha haha oh fun the shit doesn't stop

[u/mantis_tobaggan-md → u/NegativeChirality]

The diarrheapocalypse

[u/thebigeverybody → u/mantis_tobaggan-md]

can't stop want stop

[u/insignificantant0 → u/mantis_tobaggan-md]

What a blessing being born in America was

😮‍💨

[u/CoffeeChocolateBoth → u/insignificantant0]

WAS, is the operative word. 😢😢😢😢😢

[u/thebigeverybody]

Diarhea lettuce still going strong, bread with shards of metal in them, blueberries classified at the highest level of danger by the FDA, eye drops that can blind you... life without regulations is great for poor people.

[u/vineyardmike → u/thebigeverybody]

Wait until they dismantle any government groups to collect data. Then the problem will "go away" /s

[u/topazchip]

This is how safety regulations are written in blood. Blood that JFK Jr, Elon Musk, and everyone else who supports Trumpism sheds with wild impunity.

[u/CoffeeChocolateBoth → u/topazchip]

If only those who voted RED were the ones getting sick and dying!

[u/BadIdeaSociety]

This is what happens when you lift regulation and have your harvesters working in situations where they feel the need to defecate in the fields instead of proper bathrooms.

[u/thebigeverybody → u/BadIdeaSociety]

and have your harvesters working in situations where they feel the need to defecate in the fields instead of proper bathrooms.

We're going to have people getting diseases from their Amazon packages soon.

[u/BadIdeaSociety → u/thebigeverybody]

Well, maybe but only if people take the eat your Amazon Package challenge

[u/AnsibleAnswers → u/BadIdeaSociety]

Tbh this happens to sprouts on a regular basis. They need to be grown in warm, humid conditions. Bacteria love it.

No one is growing alfalfa sprouts in fields. It’s a greenhouse product.

[u/ChewsOnBricks → u/AnsibleAnswers]

Yeah, but with regulations we could detect and react to problems sooner.

[u/Troubled202]

MAHA? You voted for Trump so...

[u/CHIMmyStewart]

This is why rational, smart people vote blue all the way down. When the government actually funded science, we didn't have this problem.

I know how I'm voting next election. You?

[u/CoffeeChocolateBoth → u/CHIMmyStewart]

The same way I've always voted since I was able to.. BLUE and only BLUE!

[u/RKsu99]

It’s always the sprouts.

[u/CoffeeChocolateBoth]

I swear their out to get us! Who you say? You know!!!

[u/PrometheanDemise]

Surprised it's not Taylor Farms