23 Surprising Foods You Should Never Eat Raw

Tuna

When you think about sushi or ahi poke, you look forward to eating the freshest of raw tuna. While you can eat raw tuna, you might face the risk of a foodborne illness if the raw tuna was not kept away from raw meats or other raw fish. Raw tuna also has a very high mercury content, which can have toxic effects on cardiovascular and central nervous systems. A study also found that the amount of bioaccessible mercury was 40-60% lower in cooked fish, than in raw fish.