Make Raw Cookie Dough – RTE – E.coli Fears

An article in Bakery and Snacks has reported on pressure being put onto manufacturers to make raw cookie dough into a ready to eat (RTE) product. This is in response to a study that an E.coli O157 outbreak in 2009 was linked to raw cookie dough. There were over 70 cases and 11 developed Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome fortunately nobody died.

Food Info Sheet on the Outbreak

FDA Report