It's crazy how often Americans seem to have food poisoning, diarrhoea, bad stomach etc. Just the fact that it's a meme that you get it every time after eating Taco Bell says a lot. I have never had food poisoning, and can't remember the last time I had diarrhoea, same goes for most people I know.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

??? Americans aren't getting food poisoning "often"

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 2 days ago

The Taco Bell meme afaik isn't about food poisoning at all, it's that it's a lot of oil-rich beans, which can have a certain effect.

Regarding food poisoning, I think you're right that it's worse in the USA, but the EU is not without food poisoning. My suspicion is that the media attention is different in part because food in Europe tends to come from smaller farms, whereas in the USA it tends to come from larger farms (is my understanding). So, an outbreak at a farm in the USA is bad because it potentially affects a huge number of people, whereas in the EU it may be a smaller farm with less of an impact (so any individual outbreak is less impactful). Just a guess, and it's in my opinion good to strive for lots of small farms rather than a few big ones.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

People get "food poisoning" from taco bell because it's the first time they've had anything with fiber in it for a looooong time.