Food safety
Never taste raw flour dough
Keep raw flour and dough out of everyone's mouth and cook the recipe properly. Wash hands and clean utensils and surfaces that touched raw flour.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-20
Why it matters
Raw flour can carry germs even when dough contains no eggs.
Wrong action
Letting a child lick egg-free dough or flour-covered utensils.
Correct action
Keep raw flour and dough out of everyone's mouth and cook the recipe properly.
What to do
- Tell children before baking that flour and raw dough are not snacks.
- Keep raw flour and dough out of everyone's mouth and cook the recipe properly.
- Wash hands and clean utensils and surfaces that touched raw flour.
If something happens
If someone becomes ill after eating, stop serving, keep food details and seek medical care. Call 999 for breathing difficulty, seizures or unconsciousness; do not induce vomiting.
Sources and review
- Centre for Food Safety — CFS: raw flour and dough
Last reviewed: 2026-09-20
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