In the wake of at least 32 salmonella poisonings in 12 states, the USDA issued a warning to consumers to fully cook chicken dishes and carefully follow the instructions on the packages.
Though the chicken is raw in certain “Chicken Cordon Bleu” and “Chicken Kiev” packages, it appears to be cooked because of breading or pre-browning. [...]
CHICKENS THAT LOOK PRE-COOKED RESPONSIBLE FOR SALMONELLA POISONINGS
October 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Food Borne Illness, Food Safety, Salmonella, USDA
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Food Borne Illness, Food Safety
More than 20 people became ill from a norovirus at a wedding reception in Rochester, Minnesota. The norovirus was spread when an infected person touched a bunch of tortilla chips. (That’s what they get for serving tortilla chips at a wedding reception.) Noroviruses are very highly contagious, often spread when infected individuals are helping to [...]
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THE WORD ‘RAW’ MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Food Borne Illness, Food Safety, Salmonella
Mmm! Mmm! Can’t wait!
For some reason, most of us know it when the chicken we bite into is raw. For those who don’t have such discriminating palates, however, federal food-safety officials are trying to figure out what kind of labeling would help keep citizens from eating raw chicken and contracting salmonella.
Apparently stuffed chicken entrees, which [...]