Bacteria in refried beans sold at a regional taco chain has been blamed for gastrointestinal illness in around 150 customers, and now state officials have confirmed the pathogen to blame and the food that it was in. It’s Bacillus cereus, bacteria that builds up in food that has sat out for too long at room temperature. It causes diarrhea or vomiting, and has a short incubation period: you can start barfing within half an hour. [More]
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Buy 3 Old El Paso Refried Beans, Get Zero FREE
By 10.24.07
Reader Jeff tells us Genuardi’s grocery in South Jersey is running a special now where if you buy three cans of Old El Paso Refried Beans, you get zero for free. Quick, someone post it to Fatwallet. Price tag errors are all around us, and if we look close enough, they’re potentially amusing. Other times, they’re not funny and cost you money. Wait, maybe that’s not a zero. Maybe that’s what your rectal chute looks like after eating three cans of Old El Paso Refried beans. They’re advertising the “unique product benefit.”
