Unsafe to order salad and fish?

Last updated: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 Print Restaurant foods considered to be healthy - lettuce, uncooked vegetables, seafood and ethnic food - actually cause the most outbreaks of restaurant-related foodborne illness, according to an analysis of data from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

The analysis by Healthinspections.com revealed that lettuce-based salads, tomatoes and vegetables were the leading cause of food poisoning outbreaks in US restaurants in 2005. Seafood and ethnic foods were the second-leading cause.

Lettuce-based salads, tomatoes and vegetables served in restaurants caused 49 outbreaks of foodborne illness in the US in 2005, according to the web site, which said that these foods are easily contaminated if a food worker's hands are not clean.

Restaurant seafood and ethnic food each caused 43 outbreaks of foodborne illness in 2005. – (HealthDayNews)

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