Friday, March 24, 2017

just stating the facts, vol 1

#1

A sample size of one is nowhere near large enough to prove a causal link between two variables.

#2

Just this past January, Whole Foods announced plans to close its food preparation facility in Everett, Massachusetts.

#3

The only time I ever left work early due to illness was just before Memorial Day weekend in 2015.

#4

I often finished my lunch hours after removing it from the fridge.

#5

Since moving to Beacon Hill in September 2014, almost all of my grocery store trips have been to the Whole Foods location on Cambridge Street.

#6

The Boston Globe found one hundred and twenty-seven violations at the supermarket location it identified as the city's worst offender in a review it conducted of food safety at area supermarkets.

#7

In June of 2016, the FDA sent a warning to Whole Foods corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.

#8

I learned how to properly wash my hands in March of 2016 and started applying the corrected technique immediately.

#9

I left work at just past noon with a mild fever, aching muscles, and an ever-increasing nausea.

#10

The FDA acknowledges that food left out at room temperature for two hours is at high-risk for developing bacteria and is potentially unsafe to eat.

 #11

In the spring of 2016, The Boston Globe reviewed three years of citation records from the city's Inspectional Services Department.

#12

I worked at the same company for five and a half years, a tenure that works out to approximately thirteen hundred lunches.

#13

Rotisserie chickens, particularly those from Whole Foods, are delicious.

#14

Most people consider public transit a breeding ground for germs.

#15

The FDA cited numerous health code violations accumulated over a series of visits to the supermarket chain's food preparation facility in Everett, Massachusetts.

#16

The incubation period of listeria is widely considered to be at least two days.

#17

One problem with food poisoning is that identifying the cause is difficult.

#18

If I forgot to put my lunch into the fridge upon arrival, it usually sat on my desk until I ate.

#19

The Boston Globe review found that the supermarket with the most violations was the Whole Foods located on Cambridge Street.

#20

In the days prior to getting sick, I ate my usual meals save for the rotisserie chicken I bought at Whole Foods the night before.

#21

Symptoms of listeria include fever, muscle ache, and nausea.

#22

We often were allowed out of work early, sometimes just past noon, if a holiday or three day weekend was approaching.

#23

I never skipped eating lunch at work.

#24

Everett is located about a fifteen to twenty minute drive from Beacon Hill.

#25

A sample size of around one hundred or so is a good starting point for those seeking to prove that changes to one variable explains changes observed in another variable.

#26

The FDA noted the discovery of listeria, a bacteria with life-threatening potential, in the Everett facility.

#27

My commute to work included a twenty minute ride on a bus.

#28

Since Memorial Day 2015, I have purchased exactly zero (0) rotisserie chickens from Whole Foods.