Approximately 3,000 people die each year from eating contaminated food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The estimated 48 million cases of foodborne illness cases that occur annually in the U.S. also result in 128,000 people being hospitalized. Tainted cucumbers imported from Mexico by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce have killed two people and made 341 others in 30 states ill, according to the CDC. A recent listeria outbreak caused by Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries LP killed three people.