did you get infected with salmonella from onions or peaches
looks like new cases are spreading across Canada. Many restaurants are not serving them. Curious if you or anyone else you know did
did you get infected with salmonella from onions or peaches
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- d1gdug [OP]
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- Jucius Maximus
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No I haven't gotten sick. But how do you get salmonella from a peach? Can't you just wash the fruit thoroughly, which you should be doing already, to keep it clean?
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these fruits were harvested by 'undocumented workers.' And who knows if they are even given sanitary washroom facilities?
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these fruits were harvested by 'undocumented workers.' And who knows if they are even given sanitary washroom facilities?
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I try not to buy U.S. produce whenever I know a Canadian-grown alternative is available (even if I have to go to another store). So no. Only bought Canadian onions the past year +.
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- apnayloags
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If cook onions it should be ok?
So far we’re only buying niagara peaches
I wasn’t aware that onions were affected as they’re ontario onions? We buy in freshco
So far we’re only buying niagara peaches
I wasn’t aware that onions were affected as they’re ontario onions? We buy in freshco
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I had just bought some red walla walla onions before the recall.., but from everything I read it was only one brand and I ate the walla walla and was fine. We have many fresh peaches in the area so only ever get them here.
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- death_hawk
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To be fair, even documented workers aren't given proper washroom facilities in some cases.Jucius Maximus wrote: ↑ I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these fruits were harvested by 'undocumented workers.' And who knows if they are even given sanitary washroom facilities?
Country of origin of workers has no bearing. Domestic workers can be just as nasty.
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- Gr8irlbot
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So providing sanitary conditions for the "undocumented" or "foreign" workers would be the responsibility of the local farm owners, who hires them, right? Right? And, those farm owners that use unpasteurized manure for fertilizer, because it's cheaper, even though, it's known that it contributes to introduce salmonella into the food supply as the crops are handled during harvest? Bear no responsibilities, right? Right?Jucius Maximus wrote: ↑ ...
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these fruits were harvested by 'undocumented workers.' And who knows if they are even given sanitary washroom facilities?
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Here's something interesting related to the topic.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... =hvper.com
FWIW, the California dairy herd is the largest in the U.S.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... =hvper.com
FWIW, the California dairy herd is the largest in the U.S.
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- thriftshopper
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Previously, I've read the blame was put on wild/feral pigs. Had never thought about contamination from cattle but extremely plausible given the huge numbers and concentrations of these herds (it's not small farmers but multi-thousand cow operations).
Xenophobia.I still don't get how any reasonable person could think that one or even a hundred field workers could breed enough contamination on their hands to infect entire shipments of produce.
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- Gutty96
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No. No I did not.
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Is it safe to eat onions again?
- thriftshopper
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Buy Canadian onions. I won't buy onions if they're U.S.
I smile when I see container ships sailing past my house laden with stuff made in China