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Food Borne Illness

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Sick From Food? Here's a List of Suspects From The CDC

One in six Americans annually gets sick from food. The CDC now reports which foods are the likely culprits.

  Feeling sick? Think it's something you ate but aren't sure?  A WebMD report says that yearly, about 48 million Americans get a food-borne illness, and often the food that caused the illness remains a mystery. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now compiled a list of the most likely foods to blame. To do so, the CDC evaluated nearly 4,600 food-borne disease outbreaks from 1998 to 2008.  Some highlights from the findings:  Please note that the CDC and WebMD do not recommend avoiding these foods, especially healthy ones. Click here to read the full report, which includes tips on protecting yourself from food-borne illness in the kitchen and while eating out.  You may also want to check out the latest local restaurant …

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