You’re not supposed to defrost meats in warm water due to harmful bacteria growth, you’re not supposed to leave food at room temperature for long without being refrigerated because of harmful growth but, when you go to a buffet, food can sit out for hours under heat lamps and be fine?
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As a former restaurant manager, I’d bet $100 that food poisoning is much more common in (especially cheap American) buffets than people realize.
Most food poisoning is relatively low-grade in nature, meaning that instead of getting sick to the point of death you merely feel the urge to race to the nearest toilet a short while after eating. It’s a form of harm but your body mostly handles it unless you’re immunocompromised in some fashion.
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