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Well...we KNEW gas station sushi was not a good idea...now the jury is in on gas station nachos...

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May 20, 2017, 06:47 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
Well...we KNEW gas station sushi was not a good idea...now the jury is in on gas station nachos...
Also adds another layer to the "truck cheese" debate...

http://www.foxnews.com/health/...on-nacho-cheese.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Five people have been hospitalized after eating nacho cheese from a Sacramento gas station, California officials said.

Officials have connected five botulism illness cases to Valley Oak Food and Fuel gas station in the Walnut Grove suburb, the Sacramento Bee reported.

Officials believe the culprit is nacho cheese, but the investigation is ongoing.

Sacramento health officials are also looking into four cases that may be related.

Botulism, a rare food poisoning, can lead to paralysis, breathing difficulty and sometimes death.

One of the people sickened last month has filed a lawsuit against the gas station.

Lavinia Kelly has been in the hospital for three weeks and is unable to speak. Kelly also can't keep her eyelids open, her partner, Ricky Torres said.

Officials have stripped the gas station of its permit to sell food and drinks. Employees have not responded to requests for comment.


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May 20, 2017, 10:52 PM
Russ59
I believe one person has died as a result.


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May 20, 2017, 10:56 PM
logrusmaster
As a general rule, for things that come from 7/11 or gas stations if it isn't vacuum sealed, I don't want it.


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May 20, 2017, 11:17 PM
46and2
I've had outstanding Gas Station Sushi here in Colorado, a legit local Sushi chef, super fresh, made to order, all that. I was skeptical, too, but it was as good as any. Weird, I know.
May 20, 2017, 11:30 PM
signewt
A couple personal observations from cross country trips I've made:

1) beware ANY 'egg salad sandwich' in ANY gas station ANY where; There's a reason you've been advised to 'just drive on out of there'.......

2) specifically ponder the oxymoron of "All Night Truck Stop" and "Cut Rate All you can Eat Chinese Buffet" in one end of the building;

3) if you ever discover an actual use of gas station 'green soaked peanuts' please advise;


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May 20, 2017, 11:41 PM
GA Gator
I ate breakfast burritos from a bowling alley once, once.


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May 21, 2017, 12:37 AM
bubbatime
quote:
Originally posted by GA Gator:
I ate breakfast burritos from a bowling alley once, once.


You should have cut out the middle man and just thrown the burrito in the toilet. Smile


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May 21, 2017, 02:24 AM
SR025
quote:
Originally posted by bubbatime:
quote:
Originally posted by GA Gator:
I ate breakfast burritos from a bowling alley once, once.


You should have cut out the middle man and just thrown the burrito in the toilet. Smile


Now that's funny
May 21, 2017, 03:58 AM
dwright1951
When I was I high school the best hamburger in town was at the bowling alley. And the only late night place to eat was the bus stop/gas station, ate many a burger there in the wee hours after a night of doing what I shouldn't have been doing.
May 21, 2017, 06:03 AM
frayedends
quote:
Originally posted by logrusmaster:
As a general rule, for things that come from 7/11 or gas stations if it isn't vacuum sealed, I don't want it.


Interestingly, the bacterium that produces botulinum toxin is an anaerobic bacterium. It will only grow in a no oxygen atmosphere. If it is present in food that is vacuum sealed it will proliferate and you get botulism when you eat it.

I'm wondering if the bacteria can survive and grow in the nacho cheese because it's so thick that there would be no oxygen except on the surface.




These go to eleven.
May 21, 2017, 07:08 AM
arfmel
quote:
Originally posted by frayedends:
quote:
Originally posted by logrusmaster:
As a general rule, for things that come from 7/11 or gas stations if it isn't vacuum sealed, I don't want it.


Interestingly, the bacterium that produces botulinum toxin is an anaerobic bacterium. It will only grow in a no oxygen atmosphere. If it is present in food that is vacuum sealed it will proliferate and you get botulism when you eat it.

I'm wondering if the bacteria can survive and grow in the nacho cheese because it's so thick that there would be no oxygen except on the surface.


Maybe the bacteria was on the filthy nozzle the cheeselike glop was extruded through, onto the delicious chips of golden corn.
May 21, 2017, 07:27 AM
Mr. Kook
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Maybe the bacteria was on the filthy nozzle the cheeselike glop was extruded through, onto the delicious chips of golden corn.


Great. Now I'm not sure whether I want to eat something or throw up.




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May 21, 2017, 07:36 AM
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May 21, 2017, 07:54 AM
RichardC
Dammit, our gas station was slap outta egg salad sammitches this morning, I had to settle for ham and pasteurized cheese food product on white with Mayo.


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May 21, 2017, 08:43 AM
signewt
quote:
Originally posted by RichardC:
Dammit, our gas station was slap outta egg salad sammitches this morning, I had to settle for ham and pasteurized cheese food product on white with Mayo.


...."good luck".....


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May 21, 2017, 09:15 AM
arfmel
Errybody need a good cleanin out erry so often
May 21, 2017, 09:17 AM
sigmonkey
I don't buy gasoline at restaurants...




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May 21, 2017, 01:17 PM
cne32507
There's this place Whoa Nelly Deli We made a point to stop there. Pics My avitar pic was taken near there....at Yosemite.
May 21, 2017, 03:08 PM
GWbiker
One of the rules among long distance motorcycle riders:

NEVER eat a Convenience store Burrito and expect to continue the ride.


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