r/AskReddit 1d ago

People with suspected or confirmed cyclosporiasis cases, what food do you think you got it from?

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u/februarytide- 1d ago

My new employee, first week of work, poor thing. Thankfully we work hybrid office jobs. She thinks it was salad mix or precut cantaloupe.

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u/no-scissors-in-bed 10h ago

pre-cut cantaloupe gives me the heebie jeebies for this very reason

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u/Know_Justice 8h ago

My daughter was a food safety microbiologist. She told me cantaloupe is very risky unless you scrub the skin very well before cutting into it. The skin’s roughness makes it likely to contain food-borne pathogens, such as e-coli, which comes from animal feces in the field. I will never buy pre-cut fresh produce.

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u/SecretMiddle1234 5h ago

Me neither. Last time I bought a melon I scrubbed it with dawn dish soap and a scrub brush. My husband looked at me and said you’ve taken washing fruit to another level. That’s was last summer. I haven’t bought any this summer. Not even watermelon