Oyster with caviar
Ackee
Octopus on a plate
Seared tuna fillets served on a small portion of brown rice
Close view of jack-o-lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olearius)
Fugu sashimi
Oysters
Here's a pearl of wisdom: Sniff after you shuck, and swallow only when you're certain. Of the riskiest foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, raw oysters rank high for their outbreak-causing potential. The two pathogens wreaking the most havoc are Norovirus (which can cause gastroenteritis) and Vibrio, a bacterium related to cholera that can cause fever, septic shock, blistering skin lesions, and even fatal septicemia.
Photograph by Miquel Gonzalez, laif/Redux

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