The Top 5 Foods that Cause the Most Food Poisoning in The U.S.

  Food Number of Illnesses % of all Foodborne Illnesses
1 Fruits 858 21%
2 Fish 515 12%
3 Chicken 509 12%
4 Vegetables 377 9%
5 Dairy 356 9%
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Sources:  Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks United States, 2012: Annual Report

List Notes: Data is the number of reported foodborne disease outbreak-associated illnesses by food category in the United States for 2012. Dairy data is unpasteurized dairy products (12 outbreaks), pasteurized dairy products (5), and pasteurization unknown. Vegetable data is leafy vegetables (20 outbreaks), stem vegetables (1), and vegetable row crops not further classified (1). Fruit data is melons (4 outbreaks), small fruits (2), tropical fruits (1), and fruits not further classified (9). Percent of total is the percentage of all foodborne illnesses found in the United States in 2012.
Foods that Cause the Most Food Poisoning in The U.S.

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