I’ve never been interested in pork (way too many parasites, like more than salmon). But yeah, the US just keeps creating it’s own problems.

I can’t even rely on my fucking lettuce being contamination free. Strawberries are another culprit to the dreaded “recall notice” you get on produce.

I think I read somewhere that it’s because of animal waste cross contamination through waterings. But I’ve also read that it’s because the shipment process that brought the produce from the farm to the store has been “optimized” for profitability. So food stays in factory holding longer than it used to, which gives more opportunities for bacteria to contaminate.