hi,
i bought some ground chicken, and i accidently left it out for two days, unrefrigerated. could salmonella have grown on it? can salmonella even ever grow on unrefrigerated raw meats?
2007-01-04 14:24:06 · 3 answers · asked by HcSasami 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yes. Salmonella is inoculated onto the meat during culling and butchering process (it is a tough bug to kill). when left in temperatures over 5 degrees Celsius the level of salmonella will double every hour, so if there was one bacterium (and there is never just one) on the chicken when left out, the number after two days would be over 100 million, more than enough to give a bad case of food poisoning. Best advice, if it's left out through it out. Hope this helps.
2007-01-04 14:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by Arthur N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 days?????? All sorts of bad stuff are probably on it after 2 days.
2007-01-04 19:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by poorsias 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and poultry is the worst.
2007-01-04 14:31:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋