11 Foods Most Likely to Cause Sickness As long as there are no
allergy issues, a simple peanut butter sandwich seems like one
of the safest and most wholesome foods one could eat or feed to
a child. However, the recent Trader Joe's peanut butter recall
(which has now been expanded to include 100 different products
that contain nuts and seeds made by supplier Sunland) highlights
how food poisoning can come from our favorite, most nutritious
foods. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that about
48 million Americans per year are infected with bacteria,
viruses, or other pathogens from contaminated food. Nearly
150,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Some sources say
that the numbers could be as much as double the CDC estimates.
Germs spread from meat and poultry account for 30-40 percent of
infections, and according to Center for Science in the Public
Interest (CSPI), 10 other items cause another 40 percent of
cases. Safe handling, washing and cooking are highly recommended
to reduce the risks.