Posted on 12/12/2011 9:31:07 AM PST by LucyT
The investigation of a 2009 multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), an important cause of bacterial gastrointestinal illness, led to a new culprit: ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough. Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online, a new report describing the outbreak offers recommendations for prevention, including a stronger message for consumers: Don't eat prepackaged cookie dough before it's baked.
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Dr. Neil and colleagues suspected that one of the ingredients used to produce the dough was contaminated...
(Excerpt) Read more at eurekalert.org ...
It would have been funnier if the states were colored brown instead of yellow.
It says right on the package not to eat it.
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