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by TZubiri 290 days ago
a little shit isn't deadly, you rinse vegetables anyways.
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Rinsing does very little against bacteria. It somewhat reduces the bacterial load but doesn't eliminate it.

That's why lettuce is the most deadly food on your table. You are far more likely to get serious food poisoning from it than from anything else.

you're right, that's how statistics work