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Is it safe to eat flour without baking it? No, and Here’s Why

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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), consuming raw, unbaked flour poses a serious health risk due to potential contamination with harmful bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella. The grains used to make flour are a raw agricultural product that is not treated to kill these germs during the milling process.