date:Apr 08, 2013
Think that freezing food kills E. coli and other nasty microbes? Think again.
That's the lesson from the new E. coli outbreak caused by frozen chicken quesadillas and other snacks that has sickened 24 people in 15 states.
Freezing does slow down the microbes that cause food to spoil, but it's pretty much useless for killing dangerous bugs.
It actually does a pretty good job of preserving many of the pathogens and microbes that will cause problems later if thawed out, says Trevor Suslow, an ex