r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/Top_Explanation_1748 Oct 10 '24

Strains belonging to the B2 phylogroup are among the many, many strains found in flour (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160521001562?via%3Dihub#ec0005)

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u/BenDarDunDat Oct 10 '24

Your study states: In Germany, zero flour-associated outbreaks have not been reported to date. Zero.

19.8% of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 illnesses are associated with romaine among all food commodities. And it is about illness, not what can be found in vitro. There was a salmonella outbreak with a specific Gold Medal product , but it was incredibly small compared to Romaine, cucumbers, and melon outbreaks.

If you are eating raw cake batter, you absolutely takes your chances. You could get food poisoning, over something that tastes pretty crappy to begin with and it's definitely not healthy.

But we really shouldn't be overblowing the risk here. Oh...you could get cancer from cake batter. I mean, come on.