

In addition, when buying flour, keep it separate from other foods in your grocery cart and bags, and store and use flour away from all ready-to-eat foods, including produce. The outbreak strain was identified in a routine ground beef surveillance sample collected by USDA-FSIS in March 2023. But you should assume that everything else-cookie dough, pizza dough, and cake and pancake batters-is risky.īecause flour can so easily get on kitchen surfaces and your hands, Rogers recommends washing these, as well as countertops, cutting boards, plates, and other utensils with warm, soapy water when working with flour. Products meant to be eaten without cooking, such as cookie dough ice cream, are generally safe. Instead, cook your cakes, cupcakes, bread, or any other product containing raw flour according to package instructions or to the proper temperature to stay safe. Since the last update on June 2, 2021, a total of 11 more illnesses have been reported and a recall was announced.


It comes down to not eating raw homemade dough or batter, tempting as it may be, CR’s Rogers says. More than 100 products containing cooked chicken including sandwiches and wraps sold at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Aldi, the Co-op, Pret a. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that this outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections is linked to raw frozen breaded stuffed chicken products. “Good manufacturing practices, food safety plans, training, and process monitoring are tools utilized by the milling industry to meet the highest food safety standards.” In partnership with the Food and Drug Administration, the industry developed a voluntary safe-handling label for wheat flour packages to remind consumers not to consume the product raw, she says. “Food safety is a core value for the milling industry,” says Jane DeMarchi, president of the North American Millers Association.
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Stemming from the earlier recalls, the industry has launched numerous campaigns to educate consumers on how to safely handle raw flour.
