Is it safe to eat chicken and poultry?
Santa Barbara County - Pandemic Flu ResponseYou can safely eat poultry (chicken, turkey, pheasants, ducks, etc) and poultry products if they are fully cooked. Keep all surfaces, cutting boards and utensils used to prepare raw chicken and eggs separate from other foods.
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City of Austin - Pandemic Influenza PlanningYes, eating properly cooked poultry, as well as eggs, is safe. The U.S. government has banned imported poultry from countries affected by bird flu. At the present time, bird flu is not present in the U.S. For protection against many types of food borne diseases, such as Salmonella, all poultry should be cooked to 165? F or hotter. Cooking also destroys flu viruses.
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Bird Flu -- Frequently Asked Questions - ADHSThere is no evidence to suggest that you can become infected by eating properly cooked poultry and eggs. Proper handling and cooking of poultry provides protection against this virus, as it does against many viruses and bacteria, including Salmonella and E.coli. Safe food handling and preparation is important at all times.
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Pandemic Flu Frequently Asked Questions - Fairfax County, Vi...Yes. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there is no evidence that anyone has been infected with H5N1 influenza or other bird flu viruses by eating properly cooked poultry or poultry products (e.g., eggs) derived from infected birds. Cooking food thoroughly will kill bird flu virus and other infectious agents if they are present. No. Although fleas can transmit some diseases, such as bubonic plague, they are not part of the lifecycle of influenza viruses.
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Frequently Asked QuestionsOn the basis of current scientific evidence, the Food Standards Agency advises that avian flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers. This is because for people, the risk of catching the disease is from being in close contact with live poultry that have the disease and not through eating cooked poultry, game or eggs.
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There is no evidence that avian influenza can be transmitted through eating poultry or eggs. However, make sure poultry and eggs have been thoroughly cooked.
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Avian influenza : Frequently Asked QuestionsPoultry and poultry products can be prepared and consumed as usual, with no fear of acquiring infection with the avian flu virus. One should continue to follow good hygienic and cooking practices. The virus is destroyed at a temperature of 70o C for 30 minutes. After handling poultry and eggs, one should wash hands and other exposed parts with soap and water.
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Pandemic PlanningYes, it is safe to eat properly cooked poultry. Cooking destroys germs, including the bird flu virus. The US bans imports of poultry and poultry products from countries where bird flu has been found.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)Yes, it is safe to eat chicken and other poultry products that have been fully-cooked (fried, boiled or grilled). Do not eat poultry meat that is still pink or half-cooked/half-boiled eggs.
Related QuestionsPandemic Flu | Brandeis UniversityYes, though certain precautions should be followed. In areas free of the disease, poultry and poultry products can be prepared and consumed as usual (following good hygienic practices and proper cooking), with no fear of acquiring infection with the H5N1 virus. Where the disease is prevalant, poultry and poultry products can also be safely consumed provided items are properly cooked and properly handled during food preparation.Related Questions
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Avian Flu Awareness: Case Western Reserve Universityof now, there is no risk of acquiring bird flu from cooked poultry in the United States. The federal government has banned imported poultry from countries affected by bird flu, including H5N1. Of course, it is always essential to properly handle and cook poultry to prevent sickness in general. To avoid contamination, do not handle both raw and cooked foods without washing your hands, separate raw meet from cooked meat and cook poultry to the proper temperature.
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APHAYes. You cannot catch avian/bird flu if your food is cooked at a high enough temperature. Avian flu is not spread through properly cooked food. To make sure your chicken is cooked all the way through, use a meat thermometer. The inside of your chicken should be at a temperature of at least 165 °F throughout. Never eat raw eggs or food with raw egg ingredients, such as cookie dough or cake batter. Be sure to thoroughly cook all dishes with raw eggs in them before eating them.
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Pandemic Qu?becIn Québec, it is safe to eat poultry and egg-based products because no cases of avian flu have been reported. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has imposed restrictions on the import of poultry and unprocessed poultry products from all countries with outbreaks of H5N1. These import restrictions will continue until the situation in Asia has returned to normal.
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Online Health TopicsIt is safe to eat properly handled and cooked chicken and other poultry (turkey, ducks, etc.) products. Even if poultry and eggs were to be contaminated with the avian virus, proper cooking would kill it. You should follow these guidelines when cooking poultry:
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FAQ's - AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU) AND AVIAN INFLUENZA A H5N...No, not if the chicken meat is fully cooked. Cooking kills flu viruses in poultry, including turkey, meat, and eggs. The bird flu virus can survive on raw meat from infected poultry. Proper hygiene ?hand washing and disinfecting all surfaces that come in contact with the meat? is essential.
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Wilkes County Health Department - FAQsYes. Cooking chicken properly kills flu viruses and other germs that can make you sick. Be sure you cook chicken to 165oF. Stick a thermometer into a thick part of the meat to check.
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Pan Flu & BioterrorismYes. Currently there are no reported poultry flocks in the U.S. infected with avian flu. Poultry is safe to eat, but you should always follow safe preparation and cooking procedures when handling any raw poultry. Be sure to thoroughly wash your hands after handling any uncooked meat. For more information: the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife monitors wild birds in our state, and the Department of Agriculture monitors U.S. birds in the farming and poultry industries.
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Bird Flu FAQYes, it is safe, even though the bird flu virus can survive on raw meat and in eggs from infected poultry, if you remember to practice standard food precautions. Cook poultry thoroughly. Ensure that poultry meat reaches 180˚F or that the meat is no longer pink. Egg yolks should not be runny or liquid. Cooking foods properly inactivates any viruses or bacteria that are in the meat.
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FAQ Bird FluANSWER: Poultry is not imported to the United States from Asia. In fact, almost all poultry sold in this country is American-bred, and the bird flu has not been found here. Even if the virus spread to U.S. poultry, there is no evidence that anyone has been infected with the deadly strain of bird flu from eating properly cooked poultry products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that cooking eggs until firm and chicken until it reaches 165 degrees will kill the virus.
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Frequently asked questions about Avian Influenza or Bird fluAnswer: Yes. Chicken meat should be cooked properly. If the virus was present in chicken meat it would be killed in the cooking process. All uncooked chicken meat, including frozen meat should always be handled hygienically. Wash hands and surfaces after contact with raw meat and separate raw meat from other raw foods.
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