A June 12, 2007 item on FoxNews.com noted a warning from ACSH's Krystal Wilson not to eat sand:
In light of recent media reports warning of E. coli contamination in the sands of many of the nation's beaches, the American Council of Science and Health has issued a tongue-in-cheek warning to people, "Don't eat the sand." In reality, the chances of contracting E.coli poisoning from sand are slim, according to the section of the council's website. "In order to have a chance at contracting this strain, one would have to physically grab a handful (maybe several handfuls?) of sand and eat it, as ingestion is the normal pathway E. coli takes to get into our bodies," wrote Krystal Wilson, a research intern with the council.