Hey I lived in Japan with the honey buckets, and the open sewers in the streets ... And boy did it stink.
Didn’t they do the same honey bucket thing in enlightened Europe until just recent times? Something I seem to recall about plagues and all.
Remember the Chi-Chi's restaurant chain? The final nail in its coffin was the e coli outbreak centered right in our area where one person died and a large number were hospitalized. Up until that time, it was thought unlikely that e coli could be passed from human feces to vegetables if the veggies were properly washed. But when they traced the supply chain back to Mexico they discovered that wea, indeed, the case. It was confirmed by another incident which happened about the same time involving smoothies made with spinach and other vegetable from Mexico. While not quite as famous as the Chi-Chi's incident, a number of people were hospitalized and one toddler died.
E Coli is a massively complicated bacteria. Most are harmless, some are actually beneficial and used in probiotics. But the type which causes damage and disease outbreaks needs to be killed through proper sewage treatment, despite what some libtards may tell you.