US food safety experts compile list of 10 supermarket products linked to illness risks
Food safety experts at the US organization Consumer Reports examined food products and related illness outbreaks between 2017 and 2022. The analysis produced a list of ten products that consumers should treat with particular caution.
Food safety experts at the consumer organization Consumer Reports have compiled a list of ten products sold in supermarkets that shoppers should pay particular attention to. The study analyzed food products and the illness outbreaks linked to them between 2017 and 2022. It matters for everyday shoppers, because even seemingly harmless and healthy products can carry serious health risks.
How food can become contaminated
Bacteria and viruses can get into food at various stages of production, processing and storage. People buy groceries in supermarkets almost every day, often without thinking about such risks.
It is also not always possible to notice that a product is contaminated. A product that looks fine can therefore still be dangerous.
What the study involved
The experts' analysis resulted in a list of ten products. The publication also tags related topics: hepatitis A, the E. coli bacterium, shopping and food products. The names of the products themselves are not listed in the source material available here, so specific products cannot be named in this article.
The review period covers six years and is based on real illness outbreaks linked to food. The experts aim to draw consumers' attention to products that call for extra caution.
