Many vitamins and a pinch of salmonella
A batch of parsley is urgently being removed from Quebec supermarkets as it turned out to be not at all healthy.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is urgently recalling a batch of parsley that was sold at Maxi supermarkets in Quebec. Salmonella was found in it: when this insidious bacterium enters the human body, it causes salmonellosis and typhoid fever. Both diseases are accompanied by a high temperature, abdominal headache, chills, vomiting, and diarrhea. Not fatal for modern medicine, but very unpleasant.
Salmonella can normally be found on fresh fruits and vegetables, so doctors recommend washing and thermally treating them. Usually, this bacterium dies at 70° Celsius. However, the batch of parsley studied by the Agency contains much more of it than all permissible values, and the salad greens are unlikely to be treated with boiling water.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is urgently recalling a batch of parsley sold at Maxi supermarkets in Quebec that has turned out to be not at all beneficial. Salmonella has been found in it: when this insidious bacterium enters the human body, it causes salmonellosis and typhoid fever. Both diseases are accompanied by high fever, abdominal and headache pain, chills, vomiting, and diarrhea. Not fatal to modern medicine, but very unpleasant.
Salmonella is normally found in fresh fruits and vegetables, so doctors recommend washing and treating them thermally. Usually, this bacterium dies at 70 degrees Celsius. However, the batch of parsley examined by the Agency contains much more of it than all permissible levels, and the salad greens are unlikely to be treated with boiling water.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency asks anyone who has bought this ill-fated parsley not to tempt fate and throw it away. Doctors say that salmonella is very dangerous for children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems. If you have symptoms of food poisoning after consuming this parsley, do not try to self-treat and immediately consult a doctor. So far, no reports of poisoning from this product have been received, but doctors are urging residents of Quebec to be more careful.
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