Salmonella is a bacteria that causes diarrhea , fever and abdominal cramps 12-72 hours after infection.
According to research published in the Journal of Food Protection, salmonella and other pathogens can survive for at least 6
months in cookies and crackers.
Researchers at the University of Georgia were prompted to investigate salmonella in low-water-activity - or dry - foods because of an increased number of outbreaks of foodborne diseases.
The investigators put salmonella into four types of fillings found in cookies or crackers and placed them into storage.
The salmonella survived longer in some fillings than in others. The pathogen survived better in the cookie sandwiches than in the crackers, and in some cases, it survived for at least 6 months.
The researchers noted they were surprised to find that the salmonella survived in the cookie environment and that it survived for so long.
As a result of the findings, researchers are considering new measures for preventing contamination and outbreaks.
Source: medicalnewstoday.com
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