Can You Eat Idaho® Potatoes Raw?

Q:
Is there anything harmful in eating potatoes raw?
A:
There is no harm in eating potatoes raw; however, you may find them a little harder to digest than when cooked. Willard Scott, the famous NBC weatherman, does this all the time even making a point once to chomp down on an Idaho® Potato on a harvest segment of the TODAY show a couple of years ago.