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Tempted to have a bite of batter while baking? Raw dough and batter are never safe to eat, even if they don’t contain raw eggs. Learn more: go.usa.gov/xPN3d.

6:45 PM · Jun 11, 2019

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Susannah Hannaford

Genuinely confused — why can’t I eat a shortbread dough (flour, butter, vanilla)?

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Flour is a raw product that may have germs in it like E. coli. Eating raw dough with uncooked flour can make you sick. Always follow the recipe to cook or bake at the right temperature for the specified time.

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So what about the cookie dough shops?

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Manufacturers who make commercial cookie dough should use ingredients that include treated flour and pasteurized eggs. Check

’s page for more information. bit.ly/2FiYDrT

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How. Does E. coli. Get into FLOUR?

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Flour is a raw product that hasn’t been treated to kill germs like E. coli.

investigates how food gets contaminated, including how E. coli can get into flour.

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No thanks. People have been consuming raw eggs for generations and are fine. I will continue to eat my cookie dough.

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@swannmiles1231

Never gotten sick from eating raw cookie dough.

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Wow! This is fun! Now do guns.

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Uncultured Purrl

Everyone already knows eating guns is dangerous. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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