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As Walmart, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods recall salads, here's what a food-poisoning expert says you should avoid buying

Kate Taylor   

As Walmart, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods recall salads, here's what a food-poisoning expert says you should avoid buying
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Salads and precut vegetables pose a food-poisoning risk, with a recent recall due to salmonella concerns.

Another recall is sweeping America due to salmonella and listeria concerns.

The food suppliers GHSE, Prime Deli Corporation, Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods, and GH Foods CA recalled a combined 2,811 pounds of ready-to-eat salads, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday. The salads were sold at chains including Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Walmart, and 7-Eleven.

The recall is just the latest in a year that has been packed with food-poisoning outbreaks.

"This year has been nuts," foodborne-illness attorney Bill Marler told Business Insider earlier in 2018, drawing comparison to political news in the Trump era. "There's so much crazy s--- ... all the time."

In an article by Health Insider from BottomLine and in conversations with Business Insider, Marler identified certain foods that he avoids - and that others should be wary of as well.

Here are the foods that this expert says scare him the most:

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