Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning
RAW EGGS
The risk of ingesting salmonella from raw eggs might be lower than it used to be, but there have still been more than 11,000 egg-related cases in recent years. Salmonella contaminates eggs before they’re even hatched, and is impossible to detect, so while those sunny side-up eggs might look tempting, opt for scrambled instead if you want to be safe.
MEAT
You might be thinking that ground beef is the most common cause of meat-related food poisoning, but it’s actually chicken that’s the worst offender, resulting in nearly 7,000 illnesses, according the SCPI (ground beef is in second place). A good rule of thumb is to treat any raw meat as if it’s poisonous, and be sure to thoroughly clean everything that comes in contact with it. And don’t rinse off your raw chicken before you cook it; that doesn’t accomplish anything except splashing bacteria everywhere.