Comments on: Study Finds New Culprit in 2009 E. Coli Outbreak: Tainted Flour in Cookie Dough http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/13/study-finds-new-culprit-in-2009-e-coli-outbreak-tainted-flour-in-cookie-dough/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Thu, 24 May 2012 03:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: badnicolez http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/13/study-finds-new-culprit-in-2009-e-coli-outbreak-tainted-flour-in-cookie-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2965916 badnicolez Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:07:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33918#comment-2965916 I have been eating raw cookie dough (homemade only) since I was a kid and just ate some (okay, a lot) over Thanksgiving with no repercussions. Thought about it later as I am taking a PPI and I know that the reduction in stomach acid can leave you more susceptible to bugs. No problems, though, and it was worth the risk (I'm sure) only because I didn't get sick. Wondering how the bug could have gotten into the flour? I have been eating raw cookie dough (homemade only) since I was a kid and just ate some (okay, a lot) over Thanksgiving with no repercussions. Thought about it later as I am taking a PPI and I know that the reduction in stomach acid can leave you more susceptible to bugs. No problems, though, and it was worth the risk (I’m sure) only because I didn’t get sick.

Wondering how the bug could have gotten into the flour?

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/13/study-finds-new-culprit-in-2009-e-coli-outbreak-tainted-flour-in-cookie-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2965768 Chris Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:41:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33918#comment-2965768 I would never buy that premade cookie dough in the stores. Yuck. I always made my own cookies at home and yes I've eaten the cookie dough on occasion (ahem always) and I'm not going to stop. I would never buy that premade cookie dough in the stores. Yuck. I always made my own cookies at home and yes I’ve eaten the cookie dough on occasion (ahem always) and I’m not going to stop.

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