CDC issues urgent health warning over salmonella outbreak linked to COOKIE DOUGH from pizza chain

At least 18 people across half a dozen states have been sickened with salmonella after eating raw cookie dough. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday that Papa Murphy’s chocolate chip cookie dough or S’mores bars dough was the culprit in the majority of cases. 

Investigators are urging people who have either type of dough in their freezers to toss it while they hope to zero in on the specific ingredient that caused the outbreak. 

Salmonellosis is the result of infection from one of 2,000 strains of salmonella bacteria and primarily impacts the intestinal tract and occasionally the blood, causing diarrhea, fever, chills, abdominal discomfort and vomiting. 

Health officials are urging the public to throw away the dough they have in their freezers

There have been no fatalities, though the CDC said the current tally of infections is likely an undercount. 

Symptoms usually begin between 6 hours and 6 days after infection and you are usually well again within 4 to 7 days without requiring specific medical intervention.

However, illnesses can sometimes be more severe and even lead to hospitalization. People with other severe illnesses, weakened immune systems, children under 12 months old and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to serious side effects – or even death.