Cookie Dough – Gooey, Sweet, and Seasoned with… Bacteria?!

Posted on October 3, 2009
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3 magnetic beads about 5 microns in diameter.

The possibility that E. coli O157:H7 was a contaminant in cookie dough surprised even the most experienced microbiologists here in CDC’s Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch. E. coli O157 is a common culprit of a severe diarrheal illness, usually caused by eating contaminated and undercooked ground beef or drinking unpasteurized apple juice.

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