Having spent over 20 twelvemonth working on nutrient - poisoning lawsuits , Bill Marler simply does n’t exhaust sure foods any longer .
The lawyer , who ’s litigating suit against Chipotle after the mountain chain ’s E. coli and norovirus outbreak , was cited in an article by Health Insider from BottomLine outlining what foods he ’s abridge from his diet .
Having won more than $ 600 million for customer in foodborne - unwellness cases , Marler says that his experiences convinced him that these nutrient are n’t deserving the risk .
Here are the foods that scare this expert the most :
3 . in the buff sprouts .
Sprout irruption are surprisingly common , with more than 30 bacterial outbreak — primarily salmonella and E. coli — in the past two tenner .
" There have been too many outbreaks to not pay attention to the risk of sprout taint , " Marler says . " Those are product that I just do n’t eat at all . "
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4 . Rare meat .
Sorry , chefs : Marler is n’t going to order his steaks any rarer than intermediate - well . harmonise to the expert , sum needs to be cooked to 160 degree throughout to wipe out bacterium that could cause E. coli or salmonella .
5 . Uncooked eggs . For anyone who remembers the salmonella epidemic of the eighties and early ' 90s , this is a no - brainer . According to Marler , the chance of fuck off food intoxication from unsanded eggs is much broken today than it was 20 years ago , but he still is n’t rent any chances .
6 . Unpasteurized Milk River and juices .
Jessica Mai/ Business InsiderA growing movement is encouraging people to toast " raw " Milk River and juices , debate that pasteurisation depletes nutritionary value . Marler say that pasteurisation is not dangerous — but raw beverages can be , as skipping the safety footfall means an increase risk of taint by bacteria , virus , and parasite .
" There ’s no welfare big enough to take away the risk of drinking product that can be made safe by pasteurization , " he says .
