Originally posted by sm4hg
So there is a risk eating that.
But surely, as long as the "delivering" person is healthy, it`s not a big risk.
I have to disagree. As Tourguide says, e Coli is present in the lower digestive tract of healthy individuals. It's not an indicator of poor health. In addition, you can find Group B Strep (present in the digestive tracts of app. 35% of healthy women), Giardia duodenalis (which can be hosted in the intestines of a symptomless individual, and can cause severe illness lasting weeks to months), Hepatitis A (which, again, can be carried by folks who show no symptoms), Hepatitis E, and dozens of others.

Again, no judgment call on the behavior, but e Coli is a lousy way to die.

Kallie