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Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut was in Detroit on Tuesday (April 4) to eat a lot of coney dogs, and it was for a good cause.
He actually downed seven coney dogs in 60 seconds, along with two Detroit Pistons employees, during the third quarter of the Pistons’ game against the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons lost the game, 118-105.
Chestnut devoured seven of the 11 coney dogs during the event and raised $25,000 towards Forgotten Harvest, a mobile-food, rescue organization that works to relieve hunger in Detroit. Lineage Logistics donated $1,000 to Forgotten Harvest for every one coney dog eaten.
Earlier in the day, Chestnut devoured 38 wings in 3 minutes and 13 seconds, in honor of Detroit’s 313 area code. Watch both videos of Chestnut eating tons of wings below.
5 Of the Riskiest Foods Linked to Recalls
A new Consumer Reports study has ranked the riskiest foods. They analyzed data from the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Agriculture between 2017 and 2022. Their researchers focused on “widely consumed foods” that had recalls over a specific duration of time.
According to Consumers Reports, the CDC estimates that 48 million people each year fall ill from salmonella, listeria, E. coli, or other bacteria or viruses in food. They said most recover on their own after a few days. But about 130,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from foodborne illnesses yearly.
Some of the foods that are ranked at the top of the list include bagged salads, poultry products, and deli meats. The top five are leafy greens, deli cheese and meat, ground beef, onions, and poultry. Bagged salads and other leafy greens ranked number one on the list. They found 50 different recalls linked to them since 2017. Also, it has the most caused deaths. Last on the list at number ten is flour. Unlike leafy greens, flour has had zero total deaths.
“We aren’t saying people need to avoid these foods entirely,” says Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at CR, who led the analysis. “After all, these foods are all usually safe, and many of them are in fact important parts of a healthy diet.” Ronholm continued to say in Consumers Report that the list underscores the “importance of following best food safety practices with all of your foods, including knowing how to track, and respond, to food recalls when they happen.” Read the entire list, and learn how you can reduce your risk at Consumer Reports.
Anne Erickson's love for music drew her into radio. She started on the airwaves shortly after graduating from MSU. Anne has a passion for rock and metal, and she also fronts the band Upon Wings. Email Anne at erickson@WRIF.com, follow her on Instagram at @EricksonAnne and tweet at her @AnneErickson! Anne covers the Detroit, Philadelphia and Las Vegas markets and beyond.
