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Foods Most Likely to Make You Sick

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 6, 2009 1:43 PM CDT
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(Newser) – From spinach to peanut butter, consumers have weathered plenty of food scares recently. So the Center for Science in the Public Interest combed through CDC data to identify the foods most likely to harbor foodborne illness. Starting with the most dangerous:

  1. Leafy greens: Your salad could easily be coated in germs. It’s been responsible for 363 outbreaks, most frequently playing host to the pathogen norovirus.
  2. Eggs: Often infected with salmonella while still in the ovaries of otherwise healthy birds.

  1. Tuna: In addition to the well-known mercury issue, the fish decays quickly, releasing a toxin that cooking can’t eliminate.
  2. Oysters: Sometimes harvested from water contaminated with norovirus, raw oysters are frequent culprits.
  3. Potatoes: Involved in 108 outbreaks, but usually while in potato salad, possibly indicating cross-contamination from other ingredients.
  4. Cheese: Though cheese made with pasteurized milk is generally safe, Mexican cheese and soft cheeses like feta and brie are risky—especially for pregnant women.
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This salad may look healthy, but leafy greens have caused more foodborne illness outbreaks than anything else.
This salad may look healthy, but leafy greens have caused more foodborne illness outbreaks than anything else.   (Shutterstock)
Eggs can be contaminated while still inside the hen.
Eggs can be contaminated while still inside the hen.   (Shutterstock)
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COMMENTS
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riffran
Oct 7, 2009 9:08 AM CDT
mmmmmm steak extra bloody..er uh rare done over a pecan and mesquite low fire......just sear the outside please
cognitivefilter
Oct 7, 2009 7:26 AM CDT
my dreams of having three children are crushed--i could never give up such delicious cheeses
prowlerzee
Oct 7, 2009 5:44 AM CDT
Yep, blind obedience to the OMessiah. Depressing, especially after Bush, to see the so-called "reality based" community cave to sloganeering and branding.

 
food • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tuna • eggs • salmonella • norovirus • potatoes • salad

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