"somebody" > wrote in message
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> (garden hose is food-related, isn't it?)
>
> Inside the package cover it says: WARNING! Do not drink water out of
> this hose. The hose could harbor hazardous chemicals, or bacteria
> from stagnant water inside the hose.
>
>
> Is there nothing we can do today, that we used to do as kids growing
> up?

AFAIK, hoses have always said that. Or at least I've always known not to
drink out of one. My dad always said that a worm or a slug could be inside.