More food taken out of the supply chain: 350,000 pounds of almonds recalled because of potential Salmonella contamination. How does salmonella get on almonds?

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[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The same way it gets into peanut butter: bacteria are tricky little things and can ride on hands, bird feet, or even the processing equipment

[–]quantum-step 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Most almonds come from Comifornia, so.........

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Salmonella is common on vegetation. This is why you should always wash your lettuce leaves before making a salad. It's not unique to chicken's butts.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Wouldn't roasting the almonds kill the bacteria?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It should. Despite HACCP being an industry standard in ensuring that cook times reduce bacteria to a safe level, there are occasions where the process could fail. In a previous life, I was responsible for sending finished product samples of a fast moving consumer goods product for testing, veeeey rarely we would get a positive hit for listeria, e.coli or salmonella, but it did happen.

They could otherwise be contaminated after the fact.

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Illegal immigrants working for slave wages and shitting in the food fields, probably.