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Canadian Government Warning Against Bee Bum Bap!

 
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michael5799042



Joined: 16 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:44 pm    Post subject: Canadian Government Warning Against Bee Bum Bap! Reply with quote

With all the mad cow craziness I remembered reading that sprouts are a really common cause of food poisoning and I thought I'd look it up.
The worst case was in Japan when 17 people were killed.

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The largest outbreak linked to sprouts took place in Japan in 1996, when 6,000 people got sick and 17 died after eating radish sprouts contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/food-aliment/sprouts-germes_e.html

Also the Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns against easting Asian dishes containing sprouts. Ok, so they didn't specifically say Bee Bum Bap.

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Consumers who belong to high risk groups, such as young children, seniors or people with weak immune systems, should avoid eating all sprouts of any kind especially alfalfa sprouts and mung bean sprouts. In addition, you should also avoid eating cooked mung bean sprouts found in stir-fries or soups unless you can determine that they have been thoroughly cooked. When eating out, be sure to check for the presence of sprouts in salads, sandwiches, soups and Asian dishes.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specif/sproutse.shtml

I am not in the slightest bit afraid of either mad cow or mad sprouts. But, I think this info could fuel some pretty comical comebacks.
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Grab the Chickens Levi



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Ilsan

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I knew it!

Those Korean devils want to destroy our culture and they set up the whole ESL industry in order to lure the 'sons of England' over here so that we would stop eating greasy, stodgy and bland food and eat their contaminated food and spread the diseases they cause to our friends and familly when we return from our sojourn here!

WE MUST ban EVIL BEAN SPROUTS from entering our countries in the WEST! It is a cultural imperialistic sabotage!!!!!

If the west starts consuming bean sprouts, the very fabric of our pure blood and familly lives will be at dire risk!!!!!!!!!!
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michael5799042



Joined: 16 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is a proven fact that all foreigners are susceptible to salmonella (a.k.a. mad salmon disease!!!!)

Won't somebody please think of the children!
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007

PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the May 14, 2008 edition of the Stars & Stripes:
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SEOUL � Scientists are trying to determine if avian flu has become endemic in South Korea�s wild birds, meaning it�s a threat year-round and not just during the winter migratory season, a U.S. military health official said Monday.

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USFK officials have said chickens and eggs sold at the commissary are safe to eat, and are chickens and eggs sold off-post are safe if cooked.


From the same newspaper's April 9, 2008 edition:
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USFK issues bird flu warning
Military community advised to avoid undercooked chicken, eggs

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SEOUL � U.S. Forces Korea officials are warning the military community to avoid undercooked chicken and eggs in off-base establishments as South Korea battles two avian flu outbreaks.

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Klein said people should avoid eating runny eggs, and avoid chicken meat that�s pink or bloody.


And the public here is freaking out about "mad cow" disease? Kind of makes you wonder who it is that's mad, doesn't it?
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