Study finds leafy green vegetables top source of food poisoning; more deaths tied to poultry
A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us to eat our vegetables.We had chicken and a green salad for dinner....
"Most meals are safe," said Dr. Patricia Griffin, a government researcher and one of the study's authors who said the finding shouldn't discourage people from eating produce. Experts repeated often-heard advice: Be sure to wash those foods or cook them thoroughly.
While more people may have gotten sick from plants, more died from contaminated poultry, the study also found. The results were released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans — or 48 million people_ gets sick from food poisoning. That includes 128,000 hospitalization and 3,000 deaths, according to previous CDC estimates.
I wonder if there would be no need to cook leafy veggies like lettuce or spinach as long as you rinse them thoroughly before eating them and then consume a shot or two of 80 proof or better after ingesting them.
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Glenn B