Where People Got Sick: Salmonella outbreak, Raw Cookie Dough - May 2023

Key points

This outbreak is over. But any raw cookie dough made with unpasteurized eggs or raw flour can have germs like Salmonella and E. coli. Always follow cookie dough baking instructions in the recipe or on the package label.

Papa Murphy’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Papa Murphy’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Where sick people live

This map shows where the 26 people in this Salmonella outbreak lived.

This outbreak may not have been limited to the states with known illnesses, and the true number of sick people was likely much higher than the number reported. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for Salmonella.