Yes, 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.

There 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.

Research to date indicates that the prions accumulate only in the brain, eyes, spinal cord, lymph nodes, tonsils, and spleen. Based on these findings, hunters should bone out their meat and consume only muscle tissue from harvested animals.

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.

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.

Yes. The United States is the largest beef producer in the world and the third largest pork producer. The U.S. maintains very stringent food safety standards that are applied from the farm all the way to the table. The Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is responsible for keeping foreign animal diseases from infecting animals grown in the U.S.

Yes. 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.

Yes. 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.

Yes, 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.

Yes. While there is a Biblical prohibition not to boil a young goat or sheep in its mother's milk, there is no such prohibition against eating milk and meat together. Choosing a correct interpretation is not a matter of arbitrarily picking between several equal options but requires intense study to discover the strengths and weeknesses of each argument. In the end the individual must make a decision based on their conscience and understanding.

Sure I do. I just love those critters: lemon style, barbequed, fried and especially chicken wings. It used to bother me, but not anymore. The way I see it, cooking them helps eliminate my competition.

For a vegan sandwich or snack, go to a health food store. Supermarkets and coffee shop chains are now beginning to cater for vegans as well so are worth checking out.

David: No, we don't eat anything that is cooked, dead, or denatured in any way. This diet is easy, once you know the facts. No one could have the discipline to do this diet if there wasn't something going on biologically. Eating cooked food has nothing to do with the normal biological requirements of the cells. Any food put to flame becomes addictive. Once you break away from that you open yourself up to the most incredible discovery of all time.

Your dog’s digestive system was designed to handle raw meat. After all, wild or zoo animals don’t eat cooked meat. We’ve been using raw meat for close to 20 years with fantastic results. Buy healthy selections of meat, always refrigerate or freeze, and follow recommended safe handling instructions on meat packaging. If you are still concerned, you can rinse meat in a solution of grapefruit seed extract or human-grade hydrogen peroxide mixed with water.

It’s not a question of being “right” or “wrong.” If one wants fewer animals to suffer and die, then one can stop supporting such practices by not eating animal products.

the monastics, as alms mendicants, do not cook ourselves, we try to be easily satisfied with whatever food comes from the kind offerings and through the generosity of the lay supporters. The training for monks and nuns as alms mendicants is to receive whatever is offered with a grateful heart. There is no prohibition against eating cooked meat or fish, as long as the animal was not killed specifically for offering to a monk or nun.

No. Lean beef and skinless white meat chicken are comparable in terms of fat. There are 19 cuts of beef that fall between the skinless chicken breast and skinless chicken thigh in terms of total fat, and twelve of these cuts have, on average, only one more gram of saturated fat than a comparable three-ounce serving of boneless, skinless chicken breast.