Top 5 Menu Items Most Likely to Contain Parasites


	Top 5 Menu Items Most Likely to Contain Parasites
fergalbarry
9-4-2009 10:11 PM
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health, nutrition
fergalbarry says:
Personally, I'm not surprised about the escargot/snail thing.

The ham sandwich was a big shocker.
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