It’s holiday baking time! But before you whip up all those fruitcakes and homemade Christmas cookies , keep these tips in mind to prevent the stomachache of food-borne illness and the headache of chemicals in foods. Don’t Lick the Spoon Spritz cookies with a side of salmonella? Sounds like the worst holiday ever. Prevent a horrible bout of food poisoning this season by resisting the gooey, sugary raw cookie dough. One in 10,000 eggs may be contaminated with salmonella

inside the egg shell, so it’s just not worth the health risk. The same goes for ready-to-bake dough purchased at the grocery store. Recent news linked the 2009 E. coli outbreak to consuming prepackaged cookie dough , reinforcing the importance of baking batter to kill unwanted pathogens. Keep reading to find out two more tips to stay healthy while baking this holiday season.

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Don’t Lick the Spoon! Holiday Baking Tips to Prevent Illness