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Remarkable_Swing7661 t1_j4sl44j wrote

Reply to Produce in the heights by The_Palmerfan

I like lucky farms and the small spots across the street. I typically check prices and produce as a comparison since they are directly across from one another. Food bazaar in union city or the shop rite in bayonne. Always scan the circulars before you go.

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adambomb901 t1_j4sj5qq wrote

Reply to comment by orb_king in Produce in the heights by The_Palmerfan

If you’re going in to buy something quick and use it that night then it’s fine.

I prefer to support the smaller places for produce but sometimes a one stop shop is necessary on the way home.

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mkc83 t1_j4segzx wrote

Reply to comment by DanSaysHi in Reporting a restaurant to the dept of health? by DanSaysHi

If it was violent, there’s a good chance it was norovirus. A truly terrible time. Read a little about it and see if you think that might be it. It’s super contagious and remains that way up to a couple weeks after symptoms pass and causes violent projectile vomiting and sometimes diarrhea. It’s often transmitted unwittingly by food service workers who have recovered from it but are still contagious.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j4s9p22 wrote

Reply to comment by bdigital4 in Reporting a restaurant to the dept of health? by DanSaysHi

Exactly this.

For a healthy person it’s normally not quick. Your body will try to deal with it quietly, most food poisoning is dismissed as gas, mild cramps etc.

Food poisoning isn’t a reaction to what you ate, that’s an allergy, it’s a reaction to toxins released by pathogens. Those guys take a while to get down to it.

This is why it’s so hard for the CDC to pinpoint outbreaks. Finding a common source for a last meal isn’t so bad. Tracking down 72hrs worth of food, where it came from for many people is crazy hard. I can’t imagine the complexity to trace shit down to some lettuce field in California.

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orb_king t1_j4s84j0 wrote

Reply to Produce in the heights by The_Palmerfan

You have two choices in JC: produce that is “basmado” (so green it will rot before it ripens) and produce you need to eat TODAY. (I guess 3 if you like to pay freshdirect $20 for 5 oranges.) if you live near them, the produce markets will sell you passable produce for TODAY. Just expect to need 3-4 trips a week, and nothing will last beyond 72hrs under any circumstance.

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bdigital4 t1_j4rz67w wrote

Reply to comment by DirectorBeneficial48 in Reporting a restaurant to the dept of health? by DanSaysHi

This is the correct answer. People always go to the last place they ate. Even 6 hours is rare, it usually takes closer to 48 hours to feel the effects of food poisoning.

At least, please don’t post the name of the location here. You might be burying an innocent restaurant that will suffer when there is no proof they did anything wrong.

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mikevago t1_j4rvc8p wrote

Reply to Produce in the heights by The_Palmerfan

If you think those are bad, you should have seen the C-Town they tore down on Central.

Anyway, I'll second the small produce shops around the neighborhood. Otherwise take the elevator down to Hoboken.

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Jpiff t1_j4rsza7 wrote

Reply to comment by thirstyquaker in This person, who blocks the entire crosswalk and handicap ramp a few blocks from a school 🙄 by GreenTunicKirk

It depends on the employee. If they get enough complaints of the same nature they’ll do something because a supervisor will get involved. I’ve had so so luck with it. Sometimes they get there in an hour other times I’ve had them take 4 plus hours. I only know this because they send a notice when they close out your complaint

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