USDA Must Stop Playing Chicken with Food Safety

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USDA Must Stop Playing Chicken with Food Safety

 

 

Stop dirty chickens! According to the January 2007, issue of

Consumer Reports 8 out of 10 chickens harbor dangerous bacteria,

compared to 5 out of 10 four years ago.

 

To protect yourself:

 

be sure chicken does not drip on anything else in the refrigerator

immediately wash hands, knives and cutting boards after handling

cook thoroughly

 

 

 

Chicken are contaminated by two disease-causing bacteria, salmonella

and campylobacter. These two organisms made more than 3.4 million

people sick and killed 700 in the most recent year for which the

federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiled data.

 

Campylobacter not only causes stomach problems, but can also lead to

meningitis, arthritis, and Guillian-Barre syndrome, a neurological

disorder. Consumer Reports found big increases campylobacter

contamination.

 

The USDA has no standards, rules, or limits on campylobacter.

Consumers Union petitioned the USDA in 2002 to set a standard for

campylobacter, but the agency took no action. Ask USDA to reduce

dangerous bacteria in chicken now!

 

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