• Food Poisoning
    • Symptoms
    • Prevention
    • Treatment
    • Causes
  • Pathogens
    • Botulism
    • Campylobacter
    • E. coli
    • Cyclospora
    • Norovirus
    • Hepatitis A
    • Salmonella
    • Listeria
    • Shigella
  • Food Safety
    • How to wash your hands
    • Food Safty And The Holidays
  • Legal
    • Can I sue for Food Poisoning?
    • E. coli Lawyer
      • E. coli Lawsuit
    • Salmonella Lawyer
      • Salmonella Lawsuit
    • Botulism Lawyer
    • Cyclospora Lawyer
    • Shigella Lawyer
    • Hepatitis A Lawyer
  • Outbreaks and Recalls
  • Connect With A Lawyer
What's Hot

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Peanut Butter (May 2022)

May 20, 2022

Hepatitis of Unknown Cause in Children

May 20, 2022

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. Recalls A Ready-To-Eat Bacon Topping Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

May 20, 2022
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Facebook Twitter YouTube
  • About
  • Contact Us
Food Poisoning News Food Poisoning News
  • Home
  • Food Poisoning
    • What is Food Poisoning?
      • Symptoms
      • Causes
      • Prevention
      • Treatment
      • Statistics
    • Pathogens
      • Botulism
      • Campylobacter
      • E. coli
      • Hepatitis A
      • Shigella
      • Norovirus
      • Salmonella
      • Cyclospora
      • Listeria
  • Food Safety
    • How to wash your hands
    • Food Safty And The Holidays
  • Legal
    • Salmonella Lawyer
      • Salmonella Lawsuit
    • E. coli Lawyer
      • E. coli Lawsuit
    • Cyclospora Lawyer
    • Shigella Lawyer
    • Hepatitis A Lawyer
    • Botulism Lawyer
  • Outbreaks and Recalls
Food Poisoning News Food Poisoning News
Home»Outbreaks»Bacteria in Raw Cookie Dough: Consumers Again Warned to Avoid Eating Raw Cookie Dough
Shigella Outbreak Lawyer
- Food Poisoning News
Outbreaks

Bacteria in Raw Cookie Dough: Consumers Again Warned to Avoid Eating Raw Cookie Dough

Tony CovenyBy Tony CovenyFebruary 24, 2017Updated:January 20, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit

A major national outbreak in 2009 put people on notice that eating raw cookie dough, even from a national manufacturer (Neslte Toll House cookie dough), could be dangerous. In 2009 the CDC identified 90 victims of E. coli O157:H7 in 30 states.  E. coli O157:H7 is the most common form of food-borne E. coli, and sheds Shiga Toxin and leads to serious illness and, in some instances, kidney failure (Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS) and even death.   Then just last year, in 2015, a major recall of flour was initiated after dozen individuals became sick – again from E. coli.  This time people were becoming sick for eating all sorts of bakery goods, often eating raw dough or batter. The CDC eventually identified 63 victims in 24 states.

Whether it is the raw eggs, the flour, or the handling of ingredients without regard for safe food processing and handling guidelines, raw cookie dough remains on the “do not eat” list of foods.

Raw Cookie Dough Often Marketed in Other Products:  Kids Most Effected

Unfortunately, raw cookie dough is tempting, and has become so popular that now it is advertised in its own right, often as an ingredient in ice cream or at a frozen yoghurt bar.  And it is often children that are the victims, taking a bite just before the cookies are put into the oven or, as we did as kids, eating the left over dough (or batter) from the bowl it was mixed in. Given the risk, officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and researchers at the Michigan States University Extension, which works to educate the public, are again warning parents to be vigilant – and have recently provided a number of tips to keep kids (and adults) safe from food-borne bacterial infection.  The tips (which come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC), include some obvious ones:

  1. Never consume raw dough
  2. Never consume batter for biscuits, cakes, cookies, pancakes, or pancakes.
  3. Make sure to thoroughly raw dough and batter.

There are also some less obvious tips:

  1. Never use raw cookie dough to make ice cream, shakes or smoothies.
  2. Even cookie dough has to reach a certain temperature to prevent bacteria for surviving – when uncertain, check with the manufacturer.
  3.  Never let children play with raw dough as if it were Play-Dough.
  4. Carefully clean surfaces were dough was rolled out or prepared.

For more information about bacterial food-borne illness or to discuss an outbreak or a food recall, call the Food Poisoning lawyers at Ron Simon & Associates at 1-888-335-4901.

 

 

 

 

Raw Cookie Dough
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Tony Coveny

Related Posts

USDA investigating a new Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. Little information has been released.

April 20, 2022

Over 100 Reported Sick From Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Raw Oysters

April 7, 2022

Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak From Unknown Source Being Investigated

March 16, 2022

Food Poisoning at Chipotle | A History of Food Safety Issues

March 12, 2022
Add A Comment

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Attorney Advertisement
Ron Simon

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest food safety recall, outbreak, & investigation news.

Latest Posts

From Farm To Fork: How To Help Ensure Food Safety During Processing  

May 19, 2022

Nestle’s Pizza Plant To Be Prosecuted for Death Caused by E. coli Contamination

May 17, 2022

Food Safety: How To Avoid Cross-Contamination

May 16, 2022

Food Poisoning News is a website devoted to providing you with the most current information on food safety, dangerous pathogens, food poisoning outbreaks and outbreak prevention, and food poisoning litigation.

We're social. Connect with us:

Facebook Twitter YouTube
Latest Posts

From Farm To Fork: How To Help Ensure Food Safety During Processing  

May 19, 2022

Nestle’s Pizza Plant To Be Prosecuted for Death Caused by E. coli Contamination

May 17, 2022

Food Safety: How To Avoid Cross-Contamination

May 16, 2022
Get Informed

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest food safety recall, outbreak, & investigation news.

Facebook Twitter YouTube
  • Home
© 2022 Food Poisoning News. Sponsored by Ron Simon & Associates a Houston, TX law firm. Powered by ArmaVita.
Our website and content are for informational purposes only. Food Poisoning News does not provide legal advice, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.