Saturday, December 12, 2009

Tomatoes, Leafy Green Leaves and Foodpoisoning

Leafy Greens

Leafy Greens

Leafy greens, eggs, and tuna are healthy for you right? That may be true, but these foods have also made the top of a list of the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). In fact, those and seven other foods account for nearly 40 percent of all foodborne outbreaks linked to FDA-regulated food since 1990. CSPI identified 363 outbreaks linked to iceberg lettuce, romaine, spinach, and other leafy greens, variously contaminated with E. coli, norovirus, or salmonella, which caused 13,568 cases of illness. Manure, contaminated irrigation water, or poor handling practices are all possible culprits in those outbreaks.


Tomatoes

Tomatoes

In 2005 and 2006, tomatoes were implicated in four multistate outbreaks of salmonella, sickening hundreds of people. So it's really no surprise this salad staple made the list. The CSPI found tomatoes were involved in 31 outbreaks involving 3,292 reported cases of people falling ill.
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