Question: During 2009, a multistate outbreak of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) was linked to ingestion of which foodstuff?
Answer: The referenced outbreak was linked to (but never proven to be due to) prepackaged cookie dough. (Crowe SJ et al. Shiga-toxin producing E. coli infections associated with flour. 2017 NEJM 377:2036-2043)
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