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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> flitterbit > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chances are, if her food storage practices and lack of food safety
>>>> knowledge haven't made her sick yet -- I'm guessing this has been going
>>>> on for years -- they are aren't going to any time soon.
>>> She's probably built up quite an immunity. <g>
>> >
>> >

>> To be sure! I remember reading a while back that there seems to be a
>> strong correlation between living in a squeaky-clean environment and
>> higher frequency of allergies, colds and other respiratory illnesses,
>> etc., than seen in people living in less sterile conditions.

>
> I've read the same info.
> It's why you should not worry about your kids eating mud pies. <g>
>
>

My grandma used to tell her kids, "you'll eat a peck of dirt before you
die!"