Oct 07
Leafy greens cause the most outbreaks of food poisoning illnesses since the FDA started monitoring in 1990. Here is the top 10 list:
- Leafy greens: 363 outbreaks involving 13,568 reported cases of illness.
- Eggs: 352 outbreaks with 11,163 reported cases of illness.
- Tuna: 268 outbreaks with 2,341 reported cases of illness.
- Oysters: 132 outbreaks with 3,409 reported cases of illness.
- Potatoes: 108 outbreaks with 3,659 reported cases of illness.
- Cheese: 83 outbreaks with 2,761 reported cases of illness.
- Ice Cream: 74 outbreaks with 2,594 reported cases of illness.
- Tomatoes: 31 outbreaks with 3,292 reported cases of illness.
- Sprouts: 31 outbreaks with 2,022 reported cases of illness.
- Berries: 25 outbreaks with 3,397 reported cases of illness.
I’d worried about this as I started the HCG diet where I eat TONS of leafy greens. I remember a number of years back a girl dying from the Sizzler salad bar after an employee tossed the salad with tongs that had touched raw meat.
I’m losing weight (15 pounds in about a week), so I’ll stick to the diet and hope I make it.