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How salmonella-tainted food gets in your fridge

Vox | November 25, 2025



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Salmonella is the most common food-borne illness in the US. More than a million people get sick from it every year and nearly 400 people die as a result. That’s because food safety regulators allow producers to sell products containing the bacteria and won’t issue a recall until after people get sick.

Watch the video above to learn why salmonella outbreaks are still a regular, dangerous occurrence.

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  1. @brentcrabtree9334

    November 25, 2025 at 10:02 am

    This is why I wear gloves when preparing and cooking meat. I also use a meat thermometer. I wash my hands incessantly and use bleach cleaners to clean my kitchen, especially the sinks. I also use Clorox wipes to wipe down my spice containers. I also double bag poultry and keep it and all raw meats in the garage fridge. Just saying…

  2. @Sleepyblaze

    November 25, 2025 at 10:02 am

    Salmonella is not that easy to get only if u be carefully if u eat.
    Salmonella is not easy spreading like covid because Salmonella has been around for 20 years now it's 2022 and it's like Salmonella doesn't even exist but a week ago kinder chocolate has Salmonella I'm tired of this

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