Tips on how to avoid food poisoning

There are 48 million cases of foodborne illness in the U.S. every year, according to the CDC. Janet Shamlien spoke with experts who provided tips on how shoppers and home cooks can avoid food poisoning.

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Peaches, plums, and nectarines are summer fruits. Where is anyone even finding these? This summer's crop of those three fruits were pathetically bad: Dry, mealy, no sweetness, no flavor, and green, green, green. I found 4 ripe nectarines, one peach, and 3-4 plums this summer that were worth buying. The rest were an unmitigated disaster. Everyone needs to stop buying green fruit at the stores to send the message that we only want ripe, sweet, flavorful fruit to leave it on the trees longer. Right now is blueberry, pear, and apple season. Summer seasonal fruits are already over and I haven't seen any in the grocery stores for well over a month.

[AaronDangerBell]

You didn’t even tell us how to be prepared with recalls. What the hell is the point of this report? Where are the tips?

[fairfaxcat]

Not food poisoning. It’s severe arthritis which destroys the tendons in the toes.

[northeasternlaw]

This is a terrible news report. You've given us a scare, but provided NO steps to protect ourselves. You've shared nothing we can do to make ourselves safer. But you did produce a sensational news report to get clicks. Worthless reporting and a huge disappointment.