I'll just quietly leave this here…...
Ban unpasteurised toffee apples!!!!
"Five people have died and 21 more have been hospitalized after they were infected with listeria linked to prepackaged caramel apples, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday."
"Listeria can live in food processing plants and can grow even in cold temperatures, such as those in refrigerators.
It is killed by cooking and pasteurization. It is
also found in soil and
water and in animals such as poultry and cattle, and
can be present in raw milk or food made from raw milk."
"Listeria outbreaks are rare but dangerous. In 2011, listeria in
cantaloupes killed 33 people and sickened 147 in 28 states of America, according to the CDC.
In 2012, 22 people were infected and four died in an outbreak attributed to a brand of ricotta
cheese imported from Italy, the agency said."
http://www.theage.com.au/world/five...-linked-to-toffee-apples-20141220-12bjku.html