Forget what the goverment say, but do you think is it safe to eat UK Turkey?

Question

For any Americans reading, in UK bird flu has been found in turkeys and the goverment insist it is safe to eat turkey.

For all of you lot saying it is safe as long as it is cooked properly, use your brains it is raw when you bring it into your kitchen.

Answer 1

Yes I do and I will continue to eat it.

Answer 2

You are more likely to get salmonella than bird flu. Even with your additional comments (ie it comes into your kitchen raw), do you not properly clean your preparation area and utensils afterwards in the fear of E.coli, Salmonella etc and not just bird flu? As is the same with most food borne pathogens, appropriate cooking will kill the virus.

I would not be afraid to eat turkey, but as with all meat I would buy it from a good butcher who can tell you exactly where it came from (as suggested by a previous answerer).

Answer 3

i do no longer think of there are any protection matters despite if that's cooked ideal. i think of the biggest difficulty is high quality. purchase the final you are able to arise with the money for and not under any circumstances those that have been stress reared in an artificially lit tin shed. the rule of thumb is that despite if that's decrease priced then that's probable between the latter. in case you are able to decide for loose variety British birds. they are going to be a minimum of double the food market fee however the flavor and texture is quite well worth it.

Answer 4

Yes, nearly all bacteria and viruses are killed by cooking.

Also, the bird flu the turkeys have had not crossed into humans in the UK; it is an avian virus.

Re your additional information, are you saying you eat raw turkey?

Answer 5

I would give Mr Matthews products a wide birth,
Saying that I'm having Turkey for my tea, bought from the Farmers market where i live,,,,,
That's in Manchester not Hungary or Sussex,,,,,

Answer 6

All animal products are unsafe to eat.

You are putting yourself at risk from infection with EColi, BSE, Salmonella, Bird flu, worms,..

as well eating meat infected with tumors and cancer...also you are digesting harmfull carcinogenic steroids and chemicals.

NO, NO, NO.. Don't eat it Give it up now before it's too late.

Answer 7

If the turkey is cooked (to at least 190 degreesF) -- that is supposed to kill off any viruses. Viruses are just collections of proteins and carbs and get destroyed by heat.

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Answer 8

For all the things the governments fails to warn you about or neglects, I think you should listen everytime they tell you not to eat a type of food. Be thankful that they actually told you.

Answer 9

Yes, it was safe to eat the beef and the Eggs. I wonder what they will throw at the farmers next.

Answer 10

I don't eat turkey anyway. Remember what the government said about beef being safe, then people began to die from B.S.E ? They never get it right

Answer 11

I'm not eating it. They say it will be alright if it's cooked properly, but why should we eat contaminated meat in the first place.