The same food can be perfectly fine for most people yet risky during certain life stages, because some bodies clear foodborne microbes less easily. Match the food to the populations for whom it carries more risk — and see the physiology behind each pairing.
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How to read thisThese pairings reflect strong, established evidence from foodborne-illness surveillance. A food appearing here is not "bad" — for most healthy people these carry low risk. The point is that pregnancy, very young or older age, and a weakened immune system change how the body defends against specific microbes.
This is general food-safety education, not individual medical or dietary advice. Anyone with questions about their own situation should ask their clinician.