10 Dirtiest Foods That Can Make You Sick

Open your refrigerator. Take a good look inside.
Chances are you have some of the dirtiest-and most
dangerous-foods in there. Eat them and you could get
very sick.

Men's Health magazine has identified the 10 dirtiest
foods from bad burgers and dangerous deli meats to
hazardous health foods.


The Dirty 10:

1. Chicken: In one study cited by Men's Health, more
than 40 percent of chicken samples contained bacteria
that can sicken, including E. coli.

2. Ground Beef: Simply because of the way ground beef
is made through heavy processing, it has the potential
to be loaded with deadly E. coli bacteria and more.

3. Ground Turkey: One in four packages of ground
turkey tested by Men's Health contained bacteria.
This becomes a greater concern as more people
substitute ground turkey for ground beef thinking it's
a healthier alternative.

4. Oysters: Beware of raw oysters! Many are tainted
not only with bacteria, but also the Norovirus.

5. Eggs: The incredible edible egg is also associated
with more than 600,000 cases of food poisoning each
year and more than 300 deaths. Cook eggs completely
and never eat them raw.

6. Cantaloupe: Cantaloupe rinds often contain
dangerous bacteria that are hard to wash away. Cut
through that rind with a knife and the bacteria can be
transferred to the fruit.

7. Peaches: This favorite juicy summer fruit is
dangerous because the peach fuzz makes it difficult to
clean off all the pesticides.

8. Pre-Packaged Tossed Salads: These bagged salads are
one of the greatest conveniences of the past decade,
but they can also be one of the biggest sources of
food poisoning since the contents are often
contaminated with E. Coli, according to Men's Health.

9. Cold Cuts: It looks like delicious shaved ham or
turkey to you. But it could contain the dangerous
bacteria Listeria, which is especially risky for
infants and the elderly. Listeria can be spread
by the deli slicer, and it can even grow in a cold
refrigerator. What can you do? Experts advise you to
transfer the deli meat to a fresh package when you get
home and only buy enough for one week at a time.

10. Scallions: If these green onions are left
uncooked, they have the potential to become bacterial
breeding grounds. They've also been linked to fatal
outbreaks of Hepatitis-A.