After poultry, leafy vegetables and fruits and nuts were the most commonly identified source of food poisoning in the United States in 2006.
Poultry Is No. 1 Source Of Outbreaks, Report Says
By GARDINER HARRIS, New York Times
Fri, 06/12/2009 - 4:47am
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