A salmonella outbreak linked to raw cookie dough has led to 18 cases in six states, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Investigators tied the outbreak to two varieties of cookie dough sold at Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza stores. The chain has 64 franchise locations in California, most of which are in Northern California and the Central Valley, according to the company’s website. The other states in which illnesses have been reported are Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Missouri.
Infected patients reported eating the cookie dough without baking it, though it is not meant to be eaten raw.
