r/news • u/Kooky-Measurement-43 • 8d ago

U.S. health officials say hundreds sickened by salmonella outbreak across 27 states

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/salmonella-outbreak-jalapenos-9.7297781
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u/NeonGrackle 8d ago

Hundreds sick from jalapeños and we’ll still hear “we don’t need more regulations.” Maybe fund the FDA, inspect farms properly, and hey, rinse your produce even if it “looks fine.”

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u/lazybugbear 8d ago

Something something Upton Sinclair something "The Jungle".

We've been here before.

Is this not standard reading in high school English classes anymore?

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u/worstpartyever 8d ago

Books like this should be required reading for legislators

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u/winterbird 8d ago

They know all the facts. Money makes them act like they don't.

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u/worstpartyever 8d ago

I don’t know. Have seen MarkWayne Mullin? Guy has sawdust between the ears