Minnesota's A Leader! We're 3rd in Food Poisonings! Yes!

Looking for an excuse to cut back on eating out? A recent analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Minnesota had the third-most restaurant-related food poisoning outbreaks in 2006, the latest year for which statistics are available. Minnesota's 55 outbreaks put it in league with the big boys. Rounding out the top five: Florida, California, Ohio, and New York.