Avoid raw flour, batter, and raw dough. Raw yeast dough can expand in the stomach and ferment, causing bloating or alcohol poisoning. Plain baked goods in very small amounts are lower risk.
Flour is a fine powder milled from grains, legumes, nuts, or roots. Common types include all-purpose wheat, whole wheat, rice flour, oat flour, almond flour, and chickpea flour.
Used in breads, cakes, cookies, batters, sauces, and breading. Pantry spills, breading stations, and mixer bowls are common household exposure points.
Baking recipes combine flour with fats, sugars, salt, yeast, or leavening agents. In pet food manufacturing, flour-type ingredients are used for structure and carbohydrate balance in treats and kibble.
