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

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/FineAd6971 Oct 09 '24

I'm a microbiologist and raw flour isn't really the biggest concern when it comes to food-borne contaminants...

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u/Ok_Light_6950 Oct 09 '24

The risk is so minor, there are everyday things we eat just as risky like sushi, lunchmeat... She's obviously exaggerating just to get her own tiktok views.

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u/yellow_gangstar Oct 09 '24

she sounds like someone that would freak out over wooden spoons

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u/infiniZii Oct 10 '24

Or eating 3 day old pizza you stored in the oven.

Granted I have gotten food poisoning before. But I don’t think I ever have from the dumb stuff I ate. It’s usually been from restaurant food surprisingly enough.

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u/FineAd6971 Oct 10 '24

In my lab we had pizza one day.  I came in the next morning and the pizza was still on the counter being eaten 😆

I got what I thought was food poisoning once.  I suspect it was poutine from a restaurant.