The Avian flu is in full swing in South Africa, and many are worried if it is safe to consume chicken and egg products. Here is the latest.
Is it safe to eat chicken and eggs? The Avian flu is in full swing in South Africa and many are worried if it is safe to consume chicken and egg products. said earlier this week its poultry unit Rainbow has culled 410,000 chickens due to the country’s worst outbreak of avian flu, heightening fears of chicken meat and egg shortages.
“All chicken and eggs from HPAI-positive sites are disposed of on-site. No HPAI-positive eggs or meat will enter the supply chain.”Meanwhile, the National Department of Agriculture assured consumers that the bird disease poses no threat to the meat and eggs bought at retail markets.“The department would like to reassure consumers that commercial poultry meat and eggs are safe to eat. Care should, however, be taken when preparing food to avoid other foodborne pathogens.
“Generally the first sign of sick animals, including birds, is a drop in egg production; meaning that sick birds will produce few eggs”The poultry that died would have either been deliberately culled or perished from the virus, adding that SA had a “stamp-out policy” that would see poultry culled within a 3km radius of the infections.
About 1.5 million birds had died in all three outbreaks – either through culling or expiring from the flu. Various outbreaks in recent did not just affect SA but also hit North and South America, as well as Europe.
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