It is possible to get sick from eating just about anything: a cheeseburger, a bowl of salad, or a slice of mellon.
Food safety is, I believe, is one of many reasons to opt for locally produced foods rather than CAFO brands sold in grocery stores.
Besides safety, Organic, grass-fed, and finished meat, raised without antibiotics and other growth-promoting drugs is really the only type of meat that is healthy to eat, as I see it.
Growing your our food is your best option, but if that is not possible, the following organizations can help locate healthy farm-fresh foods locally that have been raised in a humane, sustainable and likely safer manner.
FoodWorld 