New research gives you a reason not to eat your greens.
新的研究發現給了你不吃青菜的原因。
When you think of
high-risk foods, the first thing that may
come to mind is the beef
imported from the US because of
mad cow disease or the highly
poisonous blowfish in Japan. However, a new study suggests that the
riskiest foods are _(1)_ closer to home. A recent report _(2)_ by the American consumer
watchdog, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, names the 10 foods which have caused the largest number of food poisoning cases in the US. The
guilty foods are almost all _(3)_ to the American diet, and some are quite surprising.
Leafy greens, such as
lettuce,
top the list. According to the report, leafy greens have
been linked to more than 350 food poisoning _(4)_,
affecting more than 13,000 people between 1990 and 2006. The problem is that the leaves can become _(5)_, often with the dangerous
E. coli bacteria (大腸桿菌), and can
cross-contaminate other foods. Some of the other risky foods are _(6)_ surprising. It is well known that eggs, number two on the list, can carry
salmonella (沙門氏菌).
Oysters are all the way up at number four _(7)_ being only a small part of most people's diets. However, the other foods listed include such
staples as potatoes, which caused _(8)_ 4,000 cases of food poisoning.
The full list also includes
tuna, ice cream, cheese, tomatoes,
bean sprouts, and berries. Although poor
hygiene and lack of cleaning are usually the causes of the problem _(9)_ the actual food, these
statistics are worrying. The US has a huge and complex
food chain, and it is very easy for bacteria like salmonella or E. coli to enter the _(10)_. While part of the problem is
solvable through
legislation, the real solution is to wash and prepare everything you eat carefully.
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