food contamination

Et Tu, Potatoes? Spud Is Among 'Riskiest' Foods

Well, fellow WUppers, it looks like I may have to retire my fork and knife forever. First came Sunday's gruesome New York Times story detailing what happened to a young woman who ate a hamburger that was tainted with a virulent form of E. coli bacteria. On Tuesday, the food watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest hit us with its Top 10 list of the riskiest foods -- that is, foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration that accounted for the largest number of food-borne outbreaks since 1990. Are you ready? They are: leafy greens, eggs, tuna, oysters, potatoes, cheese, ...

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