Every year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receive word of approximately 76 million cases of food poisoning in America. While some result in minor stomach upset other cases cause severe vomiting and dangerous dehydration. What’s even more tragic is that 5,000 of those affected by a food-borne virus each year die as a result.
Harmful bacteria can contaminate our food at any phase of production—from food cultivation on the farm to processing at the manufacturing facility. When you buy food at the grocery store and bring it home, you’re often gambling on the fact that it’s safe to eat.
Here are the ten foods most likely to cause food poisoning…a