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• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m an old guy, and I’ve seen many examples in the news over the years. I remember a big one from the 80s or 90s when about 9 people from a single family died when the egg salad went bad at a family reunion.

  I read that modern commercial mayo isn’t what cause the food-poisoning because it tend to contain vinegar and such, but whenever there is an outbreak from a picnic, it’s ALWAYS the food with the mayo.

  I’ve read numerous similar stories over the years, did a basic Google search, and got this AI blurb:

  Examples of Mayo-Related Food Poisoning Incidents

  • Raw Egg Mayo Ban (India): Telangana banned raw egg mayonnaise after over 20 people were hospitalized and one death was reported, linking the cases to contaminated mayo.
  • Salmonella in Restaurant Mayo (Saudi Arabia): A restaurant chain’s homemade mayonnaise was linked to an outbreak, with laboratory analysis finding Clostridium botulinum (causing botulism).
  • Restaurant Salad Outbreak: A 2000s-era case saw roughly 94 people develop Salmonellosis after consuming salads containing homemade mayonnaise that was left at room temperature for over 3 hours during assembly.
  • Club Sandwich Outbreak: An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium was traced back to egg mayonnaise sandwiches served at a club canteen.
  • Picnic/Buffet Risks: Potato salad, tuna salad, and egg salad left in the sun, where the low acidity of the potatoes or other ingredients allows bacteria to grow rapidly.

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  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Heat alone does not cause those diseases. The way that you had stated it earlier made it seem like mayonnaise is a heat sensitive bomb. It seems more like you don’t like mayo than mayo actually being bad.

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    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Oh no, I LOVE mayo. I also respect mayo.

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      • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I actually do warm up potato salad and add some vinegar hot sauce. It makes it divine.

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