Posted on 03/10/2009 5:05:31 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
OK, sorry for this little (possibly) silly vanity post, but about 2 months ago I purchased a package of "Austin" brand "Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter" from a vending machine at work, just before the recall thing was starting to make headlines ... never ate them, just let 'em sit in the drawer until I could check out if they were on the recall list.
Today I checked the FDA site and sure enough these are on the list. Upon checking the FAQ at FDA, it says to 'destroy them in a manner such as that they cannot be consumed', but then doesn't go on to say HOW to destroy them in such a manner, nor does any other web search regarding this recall.
So I thought about it for a while.
Throw 'em in the trash? Ut-uh, they could then get 'consumed' by rats and/or other critters in the landfill. Flush 'em down the toilet? Nope, any salmonella present could find its way into the water table. Nuke 'em? Why would I want to mess up my nice clean microwave with nasty gooey nuked peanut butter crackers? Besides, its a vintage Litton, over 30 years old and still going strong. Pour kerosene over the package and incinerate? Well, not a bad idea, might even be fun :) ... but I don't need the local FD Marshall banging on my door with a summons.
So, my last hope is to reach out to fellow FReepers who might know a thing or two about how to properly dispose of these dreaded Peanut Butter Crackers ... surely the government FDA isn't telling.
Oh, and besides, they cost me $1 at the vending machine, and I want my damn $1 back!!! /laughs
Well, that offer sucks. The frickin things cost a damn dollar, and now you want a dollar for your advice? I'm better off just running the package of "Peanut Butter Crackers" to New Joiysey and just tossing 'em into the swamps and let Newark's toxic environment deal with the salmonella contamination instead ... otherwise, I'm kinda warming to IrishTenor's idea of dousing 'em in Ronsonal and lighting 'em on fire ... who knows, could become another Jimi Hendrix-at-Monterey thing? /grin
No. The bacteria's normally one of the gut flora of birds and reptiles. Bacteria get filtered out of ground water by the ground itself. Only viruses end up down there.
I’d just eat them.
Just place them in the lunch room, and walk away.
So if you can find a turtle to eat your crackers that would be the ideal solution but remember not to touch the turtle.
Could be the next major cooking show. Salmonella ala mode, Salmonella florentine, or something like that.
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