[icantdrive55]

It's hard to prove. Meal is gone. Should I save my throw up?

I have had 18 gauge wire in my buritto, but figured it was just an accident.

I have worked in restaurants. Some are filthy. Some workers could care less about food handling, especially the restaurants that hire the cheapest help, which is most. It's pretty easy to pass a health inspection. Just keep the meat on the bottom shelf, and keep the coolers at the right temp.

My remedy--don't eat out as much. It's unhealthy. And it's increasingly expensive.

(It's practically impossible to prove food poisoning. If I owned a restaurant, I would hire the best, and put cameras everywhere.)

[omilu]

>>>And it's increasingly expensive

Especially when you have a family, one night out is equivalent to a weeks worth of groceries. Cooking at home is the easiest way to stretch your money, if you can find the time.

[Cerium]

Faster too, once you learn to cook some daily dinners. I can serve pasta, sauce, rolls, and salad in 15 minutes.

[oliv__]

*make the time

[boyce]

Obviously legislation isn't the same everywhere. Inspections are pretty serious audits here. Worked at a couple of restaurants that weren't too hot on hygiene when I started but customers aren't as stupid as some of them look.

As someone else commented, if something has been made or handled incorrectly, it won't be an isolated case. I'm sure I'm not exceptional in doing spot checks and lab tests as a precaution.