Escherichia coli in pizza Buitoni, the microbiologist: “It can be avoided with proper cooking”

Escherichia coli in some Buitoni frozen pizzas in France, salmonella in a batch of Ferrero’s Kinder products. Despite the strict controls on food, zero risk does not exist. But where does contamination take place and how to avoid it? We asked Antonello Paparellaprofessor of Food Microbiology at the University of Teramo.

Professor Paparella, how does E. coli in pizza?
“Escherichia coli is more than possible a contaminant in flours, so children shouldn’t play with it or taste raw dough.