CDC Warns Against Eating Raw Flour amid Salmonella Outbreak

U.S. health officials are warning about a salmonella outbreak connected to raw flour that has made several people ill. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced investigators are trying to identify the brand of flour linked to the current outbreak, Today reported Friday. The agency said, “any raw (unbaked) flour can have germs, like Salmonella. Do not eat or play with uncooked flour, dough, or batter.” Officials said there have been 12 illnesses and three people were hospitalized. Those incidents occurred across Oregon, California, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, and New York. When…