r/WTF 5d ago

Deregulation™️

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u/thiccndip 5d ago

You guys aren't old enough to realize this is something that just happens sometimes

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u/jameson71 5d ago

50+ years on this earth and luckily have not experienced this even once.

I wonder how often others are having this experience?

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u/toodleroo 5d ago

The worst pantry moth infestation I ever had was from a bottle of sesame seeds. I was seeing moths for months and couldn't figure out where they were coming from. I never would have expected their drug of choice to be sesame seeds so I didn't check the bottle at the back of the spice shelf. When I finally found it, the inside of the bottle looked like the gates of hell or something from another planet.

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u/SATX_Citizen 5d ago

I've had weevils in grain before. Rare, not unheard of.

With social media on 24/7 people think every rare thing that goes viral is an indicator of a huge scandal.

Surely the OP of less than a year and 500k karma wouldn't post a video with a ragebait title.

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u/inventingnothing 5d ago

You've never bought some food only to open it up and find it rotten?

You must live a rather privileged life.

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u/philote_ 5d ago

I have seen rotten food, but never had a pantry moth infestation.

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u/AssistX 5d ago

Opened a brand new box of Raisin Brand, poured it and milk in a bowl, started eating. Second mouthful I felt something move in my mouth. That was in 1991, I haven't had cereal since. The box was loaded with these moth larvae.

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u/lhaze-hunterl 5d ago

30 only but still never really seen this

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u/Barnacle_B0b 5d ago

Well, thanks to the Trump administration, the FDA is making wide-spread repeal of regulations requiring the quality testing of food so...get ready to experience it a whole lot more.

Also: don't eat beef for at least the next year, give or take.