‘Licking the bowl’ is salmonella risk

DON’T let your child lick the spoon when cooking or baking with duck eggs because of the salmonella risk, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has warned.

So far this year seven cases of Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 has been identified by the HPSC and the National Salmonella Reference Laboratory.

The salmonella has been linked to duck eggs by a public investigation and at least three cases have occurred with children who licked the spoon used by their parents in food preparation.