WEBVTT - BrainStuff Classics: Is There Another Reason You Shouldn't Eat Raw Cookie Dough?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey brain Stuff, I'm Lauren vogel Bomb, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>another classic episode from our archives. Baking is an excellent

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<v Speaker 1>way to spend time at home, but as tempting as

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<v Speaker 1>it can be, do try to avoid eating raw dough.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll let former Lauren explain. Hi, brain Stuff, Lauren vogel Bomb. Here.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone has that one friend, you know, the kill joy

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<v Speaker 1>who can't help attaint a perfectly pleasant conversation with an unsolicited,

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<v Speaker 1>soul crushing truth bomb. Apologies are in order. This episode

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<v Speaker 1>is about to be the kill joy of your podcast

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<v Speaker 1>stream today. That's because, amidst the cheer and anticipation of

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<v Speaker 1>the holiday season, something truly disturbing has come to our attention,

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<v Speaker 1>and it involves a wintertime staple, raw cookie dough. According

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<v Speaker 1>to a new study published in the New England Journal

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<v Speaker 1>of Medicine, eating raw foods made with flour a k

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<v Speaker 1>A delicious unbaked goods like cookies, could make you dangerously sick.

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<v Speaker 1>Well he experts have long known that a type of E.

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<v Speaker 1>Coli bacteria commonly reside in wet environments like leafy vegetables

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<v Speaker 1>and raw meat. The study confirms that the same type

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<v Speaker 1>of bacteria can lurk in dry habitats like flower too.

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<v Speaker 1>The study covers the details that led to a recall

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<v Speaker 1>of more than ten million pounds of flour that's about

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<v Speaker 1>four thousand, five hundred metric tons, and of two and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty potentially contaminated raw flower based products in A United

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<v Speaker 1>States Food and Drug Administration investigation determined that raw dough

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<v Speaker 1>made using General Mills flour produced on some dates between

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<v Speaker 1>November and February was tainted. A statement from the FDA

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<v Speaker 1>said flower has a long shelf life and bags of

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<v Speaker 1>flower may be kept in people's homes for a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>Consumers unaware of the recall could continue to eat these

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<v Speaker 1>recalled flowers and potentially get sick. If consumers have any

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<v Speaker 1>of these recalled flowers in their homes, they should throw

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<v Speaker 1>such flower products away. The studies authors say they're not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to ruin people's holidays. They just don't want anyone

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<v Speaker 1>to get sick, and consuming even a small amount of

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<v Speaker 1>raw flour from these tainted batches could lead to a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty unpleasant bout of illness. More than a quarter of

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty six patients affected across twenty four states were hospitalized,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of their symptoms included mild fever, abdominal pain, vomiting,

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<v Speaker 1>and so sorry, bloody diarrhea, though all the patients raging

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<v Speaker 1>in age from one years eventually recovered. If cautionary tales

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<v Speaker 1>around raw cookie does sound familiar, it's probably because the

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<v Speaker 1>consumption of raw eggs and another key ingredient has long

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<v Speaker 1>been known to carry risks. A General Mills spokesperson encouraged

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<v Speaker 1>consumers to continue avoiding raw batter in the future because

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<v Speaker 1>flour can't be heat treated to prevent contamination and potential outbreaks,

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<v Speaker 1>not without impacting its performance. The takeaway here you can

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<v Speaker 1>still have your cookies, just spake them too. Today's episode

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<v Speaker 1>was written by Michelle Konstantinowski and produced by Tristan Nil

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<v Speaker 1>and Tyler flang Her. More on this lots of other

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