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SmellyGeekBoy on May 4, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: How salad became a major source of food poisoning ...

I'm loving this whole debate. People have eaten unwashed food for millennia. Now all of a sudden our food is only safe to eat if it's been sterilised with radiation!?

speedplane on May 4, 2018 [–]

True, but a millennia ago, you'd be lucky to make it to 30. I think we have higher standards by now.

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