Which Foods May be Contaminated by E. Coli?
E. coli is most often are passed to people who eat raw meat and unwashed vegetables that have been contaminated by the bacteria. Unsanitary conditions at ranches were cattle are raised and slaughtered and on farms where vegetables are fertilized with manure from contaminated cattle are most often to blame for E. coli contamination. Some unpasteurized fruit juice can also transmit the bacteria to people. Since heat most often kills E. coli, properly cooking contaminated beef and cooking vegetables can effectively eliminate most of the bacterial contaminations.
