Once upon a time, you could yawn, and point out the fact Italy is an ocean away.Now we have resident terrorists of all kinds living here: a handful of whom are probably nesting on college campuses right in our own back yards.
The point of the "heads up" is to suggest simple precautions against the more obvious attacks:
1. Take an extra second or two to examine any milk,soda,water,juice, etc. that comes in a plastic (or plasticized paper ) container.Any evidence of tampering?
2. Before drinking from (or drinking contents of) any such container,take a cautious sniff of contents for obvious contaminants.