Hummus, the official dip of the NFL, has taken a beating as of late. Word came yesterday that 30,000 cases of Sabra hummus sold nationwide are being recalled due to a possible Listeria contamination.
What’s listeria? A food-borne bacteria that can cause everything from high fevers and nausea, to death (in children and people with weakened immune systems) and miscarriages in pregnant women. Listeria can also thrive in deli meats and hot dogs.
You thinking what we’re thinking? Oh shit, I just polished off that container of hummus late night after getting back from drinks.
If you’re freaking out about tainted hummus, you’re not alone. It seems that many people, like you, are addicted to hummus—which means we’re all at risk for fever, nausea, and DEATH BY HUMMUS.
The public’s reaction to the tainted Sabra has ranged from apathy, to hysteria, to denial. Let’s take a look.
Laughing in the face of listeria
https://twitter.com/Jakeples/status/586553211735117824
Too addicted to care
https://twitter.com/cbeezy02/status/586358512961384448
https://twitter.com/imandyhaynes/status/188185583187804160
https://twitter.com/hansutherland/status/586311044428996608
https://twitter.com/childishLAMBlNO/status/585998817868251136
https://twitter.com/JeffGabel/status/586554309376143361
Showing actual fear
https://twitter.com/drewtoothpaste/status/586163106096648192
https://twitter.com/_briannna/status/586555766095622145
https://twitter.com/shaquille_ofeel/status/586527037956849666
Unfazed, still hates hummus
Yet another reason to throw Sabra in the garbage can. pic.twitter.com/tUmNIpb05f — lebanese problems (@LebaneseProblem) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/enkoodabaoo4/status/586524371839234049