The Chicken You Buy Could Be Contaminated. Should You Be Concerned?
Huff PostGetty We consulted food safety experts and a nutritionist — here’s what they had to say about chicken. “This number would include salmonella, E. coli, listeria, staphylococcus and campylobacter.” Before you completely freak out, cooking the chicken will kill this bacteria, Martin said. “The bacteria do not make the chickens sick, but they can make eaters sick if the chickens aren’t handled and cooked properly,” she told HuffPost. “This means that chickens who have access to the outdoors for five minutes per day can be considered ‘free-range,’” Samuels said. “Humanely raised animals must meet specific standards for slaughter and care, including more air ventilation and overcrowding, which leads to fewer opportunities for bacteria to spread,” Samuels said.
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