I tried so hard to become a salad eater. Now cyclospora is sending me back to burgers | Dave Schilling
Cyclospora has infested an unknown amount of our food, causing thousands to suffer bowel movements that would make Pompeii look like a gender-reveal party.This is a tragedy for everyone except the fat cats at Big Toilet. Cyclospora may be spread through human feces getting into irrigation systems in the food supply due to poor worker hygiene. It can’t be killed through usual agricultural sanitation processes.
- ▪Cyclospora has infested an unknown amount of our food, causing thousands to suffer bowel movements that would make Pompeii look like a gender-reveal party.This is a tragedy for everyone except the fat cats at Big Toilet.
- ▪Cyclospora may be spread through human feces getting into irrigation systems in the food supply due to poor worker hygiene.
- ▪It can’t be killed through usual agricultural sanitation processes.
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‘The greatest weapon of mass destruction afflicting the United States today is, apparently, a salad.’ Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘The greatest weapon of mass destruction afflicting the United States today is, apparently, a salad.’ Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin/The GuardianOpinionFood safetyI tried so hard to become a salad eater. Now cyclospora is sending me back to burgersDave SchillingBetween the companies pushing junk food and the bacteria threatening our produce, eating right feels basically impossibleSat 25 Jul 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 07.02 EDTShareWhile war and conflict seem to be raging across the planet, the greatest weapon of mass destruction afflicting the United States today is, apparently, a salad – in the sense…
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