The guidance on this changed in recent years: https://www.food-safety.com/articles/9668-ukhsa-conducts-first-investigation-of-salmonella-stec-risks-associated-with-uk-raw-flour-products

My mum used to let me eat raw cake batter out of the bowl, because it was safe in the UK. Maybe it wasn’t as safe as she thought, and I just lucked into never getting salmonella 😬