Summary
An E. coli outbreak linked to bagged organic carrots from Grimmway Farms has infected 39 people across 18 states, with 15 hospitalized and one death reported.
The recalled carrots, sold under brands like Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and 365, are no longer in stores, but the CDC urges consumers to check for and discard any remaining stock.
E. coli infections, which cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting, can be life-threatening for vulnerable groups.
Recent outbreaks have also been tied to onions, lettuce, and walnuts.
Y’all know those migrants who pick your produce can’t afford to leave the big fields to use the bathroom so they let it fly in the fields - enjoy.
Already blaming immigrants and shifting away from the real issue at hand. After Trump is installed, you will see more of these contaminations or not, because probably it will be forbidden to report them
A complete lack of understanding is apparent. How is it “blaming immigrants” when the system is set up that way? The owners pay pennies for each container the workers harvest. Workers can’t afford to lose pay by going to the far off toilets and the bosses know that.
Human waste has been used before, but don’t forget that it’s an extremely profitable industry.
It’s not inherently a problem to utilize human waste for fertilizer, so long as it’s been processed correctly. They’ve been doing it for hundreds of years in East Asia by inoculating the waste with lactic acid bacteria.
From the article you posted it seems the American way to “process” the waste is to just dry it out.
It’s not surprising to me that people are misinterpreting your comment, which is factual. If you are doing piece work on a large industrial farm and your nearest toilet is a 10 minute walk one way, you are very unlikely to take the time. This is only one vector but it’s an important one.
On most smaller farms a great deal more care is exercised. On my farm we have a very strict hand-washing rule and have only ever paid by the hour. We also don’t have any processing equipment so the produce goes from the field to a carefully cleaned bin and straight to the farmer’s market or consumer directly. No conveyor belts, warehouse storage or re-packaging involved.