McDonalds was October 2024 too.

Let's not let facts and real data get in the way though. Every post is being massively downvoted.

Firing USDA inspectors etc. is definitely directionally stupid. But yeah, this issue is preexisting. A huge portion of USGov’s rules and regulations were written in response to the social push when stuff like The Jungle was hitting the public perception—which is to say, when public health could be meaningfully improved by a simple non-magnified visual inspection of meat destined for sale. And so that’s what we get: a visual inspection of meat destined for sale.

Say what you will about the overall regulatory environment of Canada and the EU—you can buy meat there and know that you will not get salmonella, because it’s been tested for salmonella, and it won’t be sold for consumption if that test is positive. Stateside we’re just told: well, cook it properly or it’s on you.

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gnuplustoejam 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> Canada and the EU—you can buy meat there and know that you will not get salmonella

Where can I locate this Salmonella-immune Bizarro Canada and Bizarro EU on a map?

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/04/ongoing-salmonella-ou...

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/90-confirmed-salmonell...

https://www.foodpoisoningnews.com/salmonella-outbreak-in-can...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/08/polish-eggs-linked-to...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/10/salmonella-sickens-50...

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/04/one-dead-in-german-sa...

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Arubis 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Interesting -- I stand at least in part corrected. It _is_ the case that there's regulations intended specifically to address this. It seems they're not 100% effective, though.

What gets me about your linked cases is that, with one exception, they're all to foods that you'd consume without further preparation or cooking. Not sure what to make of that--but it's not what you'd expect for a salmonella source.

	▲	gnuplustoejam 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Salmonella is destroyed by heat. That's why you should thoroughly cook your food, especially if you have a weakened immune system. Eggs get recalled for Salmonella because we like them sunny side-up. Salmonella in ready-to-eat foods, introduced by cross-contamination, is a different story.