Who here has changed their eating habits because of the Mexican poop lettuce scare?

We have food born illness outbreak every summer and every summer the fear porn ensues.



Just don't get prebagged vegetables from Mexico.

Media scare tactics usually have the opposite effect on me.

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I did not buy any lettuce when i went to walmart to get groceries yesterday.

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Was probably a single bad batch that has now already all been used or sold

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Yes, lettuce has a short shelf life. The false positive came from one batch. The tainted lettuce was from weeks ago now.

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The Food and Drug Administration’s reversal on a key piece of its cyclosporiasis investigation has sparked confusion in the U.S., but the agency said Monday that it has not changed its main conclusions about the outbreak.

The agency said Sunday a test that indicated a sample of iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico carried the cyclospora parasite was a false positive. However, that only applies to one specific shipment of lettuce supplied by the company.

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im immune

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One recent analysis concluded that leafy greens alone are responsible for as many as 2,307,558 illnesses annually in the United States. The economic cost of these illnesses is estimated to be up to $5.278 billion.” Thus, making them one of the single largest sources of foodborne disease.

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Cut out Taco Bell

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As much taco bell as I've eaten over the years and don't think I've ever had veggies. Maybe some chopped tomatoes on a Mexican pizza but Ive been off that pizza kick for a while. I never get any lettuce from taco bell to begin with

This is where the Mexican term "puta" comes from.