is it safe to eat bernard matthews turkey ham??

Answer 1

Turkey ham is cooked and cured. It's a good substitute for pig ham if you are entertaining Muslims and/or Jews. If this is a question regarding bird flu- I've never eaten raw turkey, have you? No need to panic.

Answer 2

I would think that at the present time it is probably better not to eat any Bernard Matthews Products. I would wait until an official statement has been released and a few more weeks have passed before commenting on the situation and products- why risk your health for a few slices of his processed turkey ham?

Answer 3

The H5N1 strain of bird flu was found at a Bernard Amtthews farm in the UK recently. The company is culling all the birds (poor things) to stop the spread of the virus. I'd probably avoid it for a bit and keep uo to date with the news on the subject.

That said, I reckon bird flu is blown way out of proportion and I personally am not too bothered -- I'll still be eating it!

Answer 4

I'm assuming you're refering to the fuss overbird flu. It is completely safe to eat your turkey ham - the virus can't survive for long in a dead animal. The only way to get bird flu at present is by having close contact with the live birds or close contact with the recently dead birds. You are completely safe. Even if you do have regular contact with birds, it is difficult to get bird flu as the virus still has to mutated sufficiently to be able to pass easily to humans. Can't say much for the taste of the ham tho!

Answer 5

I LOVE turkey ham!! I don't think they would be able to sell anything that wasn't safe. I'm sure all foods are tested before being put on the shelves. They said on the news anyway there is no danger to humans from eating turkey.

Answer 6

Its always best to eat proper meat that are not processed.... most of us eat too many processed foods and it makes us all fat also does not do our health much good either.

Try and get your turkey or ham from the butchers (or butcher at supermarkets) rather than packaged meats.

I always check the % on the back of the packages if I can't get fresh meat. The less % the meat is (ie. usually cheap brands)contain say... 35% meat which is crap! try to aim for as close as 80 to 90%... that means these meats have less processed crap inside.... even better at 100%.

Answer 7

Of course it is. Your turkey ham would have been made long before the incubation period.

Please do not panic. Anyway, flu and other germs are destroyed by cooking. I should think all supermarkets would have routinely withdrawn it from sale if it were not safe or there was any doubt.

Goodness me - all this panic mongering!!

Answer 8

Why would you want to its disgusting processed rubbish. Buy some nice fresh ham off the bone or cook a ham joint and slice it, it tastes so much better and will last for ages.

Answer 9

The general answer seems to be yes, bird flu can only be contracted through direct contact with the animal, so even if (by a tiny chance) the bird you were eating was infected it still wouldn't affect you.

"those infected with H5N1 had extensive physical contact with infected birds" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1

Answer 10

sturdy question. I have some in my refrigerator on the instantaneous! that is probable probability-free yet i'd be gazing the information for advice! i imagine fowl flu is right here interior the united kingdom in a lot of places. enable's wish no human beings get it.