Health officials are telling people not to eat raw cookie dough or cake batter because flour is the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has made at least a dozen people sick across the country.
The Centers for Disease Control said they are still trying to figure out which brand of flour caused the outbreak that sent three people to the hospital.
The CDC said that most people who got sick had eaten raw dough or batter made with flour before they got sick. “Bake or cook things like cookie dough or cake batter made with raw flour before eating them.”
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK: CDC is investigating Salmonella cases in 11 states linked to flour. Flour is a raw ingredient and can have germs in it. Bake or cook foods made with raw flour before eating them.
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— CDC (@CDCgov) March 31, 2023
Even a small amount of raw dough or batter, the agency says, can make someone sick.
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People have gotten sick in New York, Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, California, and Oregon. These illnesses have been linked to the outbreak.
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