date:Jun 17, 2015
says Leigh Tracy, RD, dietitian at the Center for Endocrinology at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. The FDA recommends using a custard base or pasteurized eggs. Cooking and pasteurization kills Salmonella. Store-bought ice cream can contain harmful bacteria as well, but it's much more rare. In 2015, both Blue Bell Creameries of Texas and Jeni's Ice Cream of Ohio produced ice cream contaminated with Listeria. The Blue Bell ice cream was linked to 10 illnesses, including three deaths. All t