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Care for a Little HIV with Your Tomato Sauce?

By , About.com GuideNovember 26, 2008

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An email circulating in South Africa warns patrons of the Wimpy burger chain not to use tomato sauce or ketchup unless it's offered in sealed packets. The reason? Some unknown person was allegedly seen adulterating the products with HIV-tainted blood.

Wimpy's management denies this, pointing out that all of the condiments used in its restaurants are factory sealed. Moreover, HIV/AIDS is not a food-borne disease.

The warning was debunked four years ago when it first began circulating in the U.S.

Read more: Man Puts HIV+ Blood in Tomato Sauce Dispenser

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November 27, 2008 at 7:57 am
(1) Amol says:

I got this mail today.There is no mention of this mail anywhere on internet as hoax mail.
Can u please tell if it is real or Hoax?
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Dear all,
Jadavpur university student sudipta sarkar (pass out 2006 ,non placed).
Mechanical Engg is suffering from Colukabki (caused due to excessive nabad and
depression) a disease very rarely found (3 in a billion). His condition is very

pathetic and the treatment is very expensive, obviously his parents are not able
to afford his treatment. Orkut has agreed to pay 1 paisa after each time this
message is forward. So please pass to all ur friends. please i request you to

pass it to as many people as u can and lets try to save someone’s life. I
request please do not ignore this. It will take

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