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TLDR Health Canada > CDC+FDA. Don't eat American produce if you don't wanna poop your pants.

By February 2026, USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service had lost 913 staff, while the Food and Nutrition Service lost 564. The agency’s National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection was also axed. All told, more than 20,000 workers left USDA last year.

Cyclosporiasis is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a single-celled parasite that lives exclusively in humans and causes particularly violent and long-lasting diarrhea. Infection is almost always through ingesting food or water contaminated with feces containing cyclospora oocysts; these take many days to become infectious, so person-to-person transmission is very unlikely.

In an American context, cyclosporiasis outbreaks are almost always caused by improper sanitation at farms or food processing facilities. Farmers around the world routinely refuse to provide adequate toilet or handwashing facilities for their workers if they think they can get away with it, to save money.

PS:

IMO we're going to see quality control issues in every single American export. I would be extremely wary of using medications or medical devices produced in the USA. With no government entities enforcing regulations we have to assume corners will be cut at the expense of quality and safety.

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you see an American address on the produce put it back.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

Especially mushrooms

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The problem with all of this, is that the average Trump voter is too stupid to make the connection between Trump's policy decisions, and their painfully obvious outcomes.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then let Natural Selection do its thing and call it a day...

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wish.

Natural Selection == Idiocracy

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not after a few weeks of explosive diarrhea treated with ivermectin and essential oils

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

lol essential oils.

Kay ivermectime at least makes some sense given this is an intestinal bacterium and not a respiratory virus. But ya fully agree

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

well ivermectine deals with parasites, I believe Trump's Diarrhea is caused by Cyclosporiasis which is a parasite so that may actually help...

[–] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No cyclosporiasis is a parasite of protozoan origin like giardia but unlike giardiasis is not susceptible to metronidazole but does respond to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole AKA Bactrim. Ivermectin is an antihelmintic so it does not work on protozoan infections.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

BuT mY 2 mInUtE rEsEaCh oF mEmEs In FaCeBoOk SaId OtHeRwIsE sO cHeCkMaTe!!

Thanks for the info and I hope it illustrates why we need real medical professionals to prescribe medication

[–] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

As a former pharmacist turned tech professional I agree completely.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

well there we go

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh. TIL. I assumed because it was single cell it was a bacteria however apparently that is not the case as they belong to Eukarya not Bacteria.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-domain_system

[–] jesusactuallyhateshorses@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The problem with all of this, is that the average ~~Trump~~ US voter is too stupid to make the connection between ~~Trump's~~ US policy decisions, and their painfully obvious outcomes.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't be a bigoted fuckhead like the Trumpers.

[–] jesusactuallyhateshorses@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Sorry internet person. The yanks had their chances. Many of them. They chose this. Trump is a symptom.

If facts make you want to label me a "bigoted fuckhead", so be it.

But I don't think you know what bigoted means.

Isn't this you?

"Asking a true southerner to think is like asking water to perform advanced calculus."

Edit: Jebus. Based on your comment history, you have no business calling anyone else a bigot.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I did not chose this. I voted for Kamala, and Biden, and Clinton, and Obama. I don't have control over the choices other people make.

The OP said "Average", not "All".

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You are still accountable for things that you don't have control over. Welcome to democracy when it's not working well

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Guilt by association is what morons do. Interesting how you are so keen on using the habits of morons to shit on others...

You are EXACTLY what is wrong with humanity. Including "Americans".

"Give a man someone to look down on and he will let you pick his pocket."

That's you. You are the dumbass being pickpocketed by the rich because you look down on Americans as a whole, instead of seeing allies being taken advantage of. You are a fucking pathetic failure at learning from history, and so is any dumbass that agrees with you.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They poop their pants anyway, what’s the issue with pooping their pants a little more?

[–] Canajan@piefed.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Let the stupid shit themselves to death, bunch of twats.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess we can use the acronym TDS to mean Trumpy Diarrhea Syndrome now.

I don't need screwworms or intestinal parasites in my food, thank you very much.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"man, all that taco bell made me go take a sloppy trump"

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's what happens when you DOGE away all food safety and environmental checks.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

Shit hits the fan

[–] dudesss@piefed.ca 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

YO,5 hours and people still haven't said it so here it is:

NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!!!!

HHAHAHA

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] dudesss@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!!!!!! FAFOOOOO

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm so glad I've been boycotting American produce. It wasn't just because Trump was threatening us. With all his deregulating, I was waiting for something like this to happen.

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

All the produce drowning in glyphosate is reason enough.