Do you know anyone who has been sick from consuming raw cookie dough?

I have a bad habit of purchasing those premade squares of cookie dough and eating them all before I actually cook them. The package says not to do this, so I am trying to figure out if I am probably going to die if i keep it up.

I do the same and i have been doing it since a young kid, I don't believe you can die from it.

But im sure if you eat too much you would get sick.

If you make homemade cookies; we ate dough all the time as kids.

You could get sick if the eggs in the dough had salmonella. :o

Mmmm, I love cookie dough... nom nom nom...

I've gotten a sick feeling from eating too much, but never anything serious.

You could get sick if the eggs in the dough had salmonella. :o

stormtrooper32

not so much anymore. eggs are pretty much pasteurized to the point where the chances of salmonella via a raw egg are 1 in 1000

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You could get sick if the eggs in the dough had salmonella. :o

mrbojangles25

not so much anymore. eggs are pretty much pasteurized to the point where the chances of salmonella via a raw egg are 1 in 1000

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You could get sick if the eggs in the dough had salmonella. :o

Plzhelpmelearn

not so much anymore. eggs are pretty much pasteurized to the point where the chances of salmonella via a raw egg are 1 in 1000

haha yea

its just likely enough to warrant a "do not eat raw" warning, but realistically its very unlikely.

besides, salmonella for a person our age isnt a big deal. It'd likely just be thought of as food poisoning, and over with in a few days.

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You could get sick if the eggs in the dough had salmonella. :o

mrbojangles25

not so much anymore. eggs are pretty much pasteurized to the point where the chances of salmonella via a raw egg are 1 in 1000

Lol then the chances of a 550 million+ eggs infected with salmonella must be pretty slim :P

my old roommate use to do that, he didn't get sick. Just fatter.

No... if people could get sick from it, why do Ben & Jerry's have ice cream with it in?

My sister got sick from eating raw cookie dough, once.

No... if people could get sick from it, why do Ben & Jerry's have ice cream with it in?

joesh89

That is so true!

I do the same and i have been doing it since a young kid, I don't believe you can die from it.

But im sure if you eat too much you would get sick.

scarecrowM

I believe the primary reason they say not to eat raw cookie dough is because it contains raw eggs. You technically CAN get salmonella poisoning and die. But the chances of getting sick are extremely low.

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I do the same and i have been doing it since a young kid, I don't believe you can die from it.

But im sure if you eat too much you would get sick.

MrGeezer

I believe the primary reason they say not to eat raw cookie dough is because it contains raw eggs. You technically CAN get salmonella poisoning and die. But the chances of getting sick are extremely low.

Sylvester Stallone eats a dozen raw eggs for breakfast every day and he's never gotten sick.frostybanana

And some people eat raw oysters and never get sick. Doesn't mean it can't happen.

Like I said, the chances of it happening are extremely low.