On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 22:06:14 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:


>Obviously some people do because they seem to be popular. I dont' care for
>them much myself. What I found odd today was buying Gold Medal Flour which I
>don't usually have on hand but will need for holiday baking, when I opened
>it to transfer to a container, it said on the top of the bag to resist
>eating it until it's cooked, duh, does anyone really need that instruction?
>Is anyone hitting a bag of flour with a big spoon to eat mouthfuls of it?
>LOL
>
>Cheri
>
>Cheri

There is a salmonella risk with raw flour, which, of course, can wind
up in cookie dough or cake batter, and folks are known to take a bite
of the dough or lick the beaters from a cake.

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/...es-cake-mixes/

https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Con.../ucm508450.htm