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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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africanaquarian

apparently food inspections stopped bc of the shutdown so things bout to be real fucked up for some of us

africanaquarian

“The Food and Drug Administration has stopped routine food safety inspections of seafood, fruits, vegetables and many other foods at high risk of contamination because of the federal government’s shutdown…”

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Most companies are probably going to continue their regular food safety procedures, but a few things you can do to reduce some personal risk:

Buy hard, solid veggies and fruits (apples, melons) or ones with rinds (bananas are probably fine). Scrub the peel/rind thoroughly with soap and water before consumption.

The more solid and dense the meat, the less likely it is for contamination to spread very far. Buy your meat in solid cuts, NOT GROUND. Especially not ground chicken rn, salmonella bad.

Cook things thoroughly. Follow guidelines for the internal temperatures meat is supposed to reach and stick to those guidelines. Use a meat thermometer. Make your steaks well done for a while.

I’d stay away from shellfish as a whole if I were you. The diseases you can get from it are some of the nastier ones. No sushi for a while, too. If you have fish, make sure it was frozen following anti-parasitic guidelines and cook thoroughly.

AVOID LEAFY GREENS. This is where we’ve been seeing the most outbreaks lately, so be very careful.

The pregnant, elderly, immunocompromised, and the very young are the ones most at risk in an outbreak. If you are in one of these groups, be extremely cautious and avoid soft cheeses and prepackaged deli meats. Check on friends and family in these groups. Report symptoms of foodborne illness to a doctor so they can report to the state health depts that are still running.

Even with these in mind, remember that most outbreaks of foodborne illness are due to things like improper cooking and storage. Stay safe out there, folks 💙

oraclesofnorway
oraclesofnorway

“Your body is an incredibly bizarre machine”

“What you see is a myosin protein dragging an endorphin along a filament to the inner part of the brain’s parietal cortex which creates happiness. Happiness. You’re looking at happiness.”

Disclaimer 

The above information is NOT CORRECT. This is kinesin protein walking on microtubule. This occurs inside a cell.

Cellular Visions: The Inner Life of a Cell from Harvard

Story of the post:

  1. This post has now been loved and shared 400.000 times on tumblr . I have seen it on countless blogs, sites, and reposts on Twitter and Facebook.
  2. The origin of the post was originally shared by a scientist on Facebook and was re-shared by the maker of “Everything Is a Remix”, who usually does very good source control.
  3. I will keep this post on my blog and continue the experiment!