From leafy greens to tomatoes, the top 10 foods that are most likely to make you sick are also the very foods that are supposed to be good for you.

Packed with vitamins and nutrients, these foods can also be laced with bacteria and are the leading culprits of foodborne illnesses, according to a study of federal data by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

The Washington Post reports that CSPI analyzed data collected since 1990 to identify the foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration that caused the largest numbers of foodborne-illness outbreaks, ranging from mild stomach cramps to long-term disability to death. (Meat and poultry are regulated by the Department of Agriculture and so were not included in this study.)

Every year, one in four Americans is sickened by foodborne illnesses and 5,000 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; however, since many cases go unreported, epidemiologists believe the actual numbers are much higher.

The top 10 riskiest foods are:
1. Leafy greens: 363 outbreaks with 13,568 reported cases of illness.
2. Eggs: 352 outbreaks with 11,163 reported cases of illness.
3. Tuna: 268 outbreaks with 2,341 reported cases of illness.
4. Oysters: 132 outbreaks with 3,409 reported cases of illness.
5. Potatoes: 108 outbreaks with 3,659 reported cases of illness.
6. Cheese: 83 outbreaks with 2,761 reported cases of illness.
7. Ice Cream: 74 outbreaks with 2,594 reported cases of illness.
8. Tomatoes: 31 outbreaks with 3,292 reported cases of illness.
9. Sprouts: 31 outbreaks with 2,022 reported cases of illness.
10. Berries: 25 outbreaks with 3,397 reported cases of illness.

"These are the products that people are eating every single day and, in some cases, people eat many of them in one day," Sarah Klein, a staff attorney at CSPI, told the Post. "One big shame is that so many of these products are healthy for us. Consumers can't and shouldn't avoid these foods. And that's the problem. Consumers can only do so much to make sure they're not getting sick. That's why we need the food industry and the FDA to make sure these products are arriving in our homes and our restaurants in a way that's safe for consumers."

--From the Editors at Netscape