Augie RayApr 2, 2023

Three people hospitalized eating raw cookie dough, and "the CDC recommends following recipe or package instructions to fully cook cookies, cakes and other foods made with raw flour, and using warm water and soap to wash hands, utensils, countertops and anything else that comes into contact with raw four."

2,000 people die a week from #COVID19 and the CDC won't recommend wearing a mask or altering behaviors.

Make it make sense.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/31/health/salmonella-outbreak-flour/index.html

Show threadPamApr 2, 2023
@augieray Also, why in the world does raw flour make anyone sick!?
Show threadGingerSnapped

@PamB @augieray

This is just regarding the raw flour question, but it can make you sick.

“while its powdery consistency looks like it's been cooked, it's actually as much of a raw food as lettuce or carrots. Flour is made from grains that are grown in fields where they may be exposed to a variety of harmful bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli. The processing that flour goes through to convert from plant to powder doesn't kill them.”

https://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/can-you-eat-raw-flour

People Still Don't Know Eating Raw Flour Isn't Safe

We explain why raw flour can pose real problems and isn't safe to eat without cooking. Plus, we provide an edible recipe for cookie dough.

Southern Living
Apr 2, 2023 at 2:06pmWeb
Show threadGingerSnappedApr 2, 2023

@PamB @augieray I didn’t realize until recently. An edible cookie dough recipe I found called for baked/heat-treated flour.

That being said, the response to cookie dough and Covid are disproportionate imho.