How are vegetables and fruits responsible for massive outbreaks of illnesses such as hepatitis, E. coli, and listeria?

Question

What’s happening to these produce items to make them so contaminated, and how is it prevented in most other crops?

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Answer 1

A batch or group of these crops is infected with the contagion in question. Since crops are collected, stored and transported together the causes of these infections can spread over large quantities of the fruit or vegetable.

It’s prevented in food production by proper sanitation, all food at times has been responsible for outbreak so it’s not really like fruits or vegetables are worse. Since fruits and veggies get eaten raw illnesses that would be killed by cooking aren’t.