Listeria survives well at cool temperatures, most bacteria and fungi do not -- that's why we refrigerate. Healthy people are at low risk for disease, but it can happen. Those at greatest risk for disease are the elderly, immunocompromised and pregnant.

John Swartzberg

I dont want to dissuade people from doing this, people have to ask, Is there a way we can do this safely? The answer is Yes you can, but its not the way you might like it. But were all doing things we dont like right now.

John Swartzberg

This goes for the police, too, by the way. Most of the police Ive seen arent wearing masks either.

John Swartzberg

People start wiping their eyes, and if their hands are contaminated they could infect themselves through their eyes.

John Swartzberg

If you do get infected, you may not handle the virus as well.

John Swartzberg

The testing protocol is not as well established, and we dont know how well that would work compared to the quarantine.

John Swartzberg

From a contact-tracing standpoint, this would be a nightmare.

John Swartzberg

People are protesting the taking of somebodys life.

John Swartzberg

The recall is not based on the use-by dates, though, if the product is within the use-by date, it should still be recalled. This makes sense, because the product was contaminated prior to purchase and no matter how 'fresh' the product is, it still may be contaminated.

John Swartzberg

There's nothing the consumer can do prior to learning about the recall, discarding or returning the product to the store is all that can be done.

John Swartzberg