Is eating uncooked dried pasta bad for you?

[jobhuntersrus]

Ds age 3 likes munching on uncooked dried pasta. Bit weird I think but it's only a little bit and certainly not everyday. I never really thought too much about it until I mentioned it to a friend today who said it wasn't a good idea and that it could give him food poisoning. Now I fail to see what could possibly be in dried pasta that could cause food poisoning??
Any thoughts?

Rice on the other hand I have heard can contain certain bacteria. Rice grown though isn't it where as pasta is a manmade food.

What do you think?

[winnybella]

Never heard of getting food poisoning from dry pasta.
Fine IMO

[OldLadyKnowsNothing]

Small amounts of dried pasta are fine, might get dehydrated with too much.

[EccentricaGallumbits]

yes. everyone knows uncooked pasta gives you worms.

[yellowcircle]

I would have thought that dried pasta would expand in the stomach and be painful if too much consumed.

Uncooked fresh pasta would be more dnagerous.

[fruitshootsandheaves]

I often eat uncooked pasta

[JackBauer]

Hope not, I have to hide my pasta or DD1 would live on it.

[winnybella]

that's an urban legend, Eccentrica

uncooked Dried pasta is fine, but it does expand in the stomach and you can become dehydrated so I would limit it to just a few pieces.

[deaddei]

It would knock my fillings out!
Ds likes raw pasta.

[jobhuntersrus]

Thank you everyone. Ds has shown no ill effects from eating it but will continue to make sure it is only a handful.