FOWL PLAY A VIDEO AND IF YOU MICROWAVE FROZEN CHICKEN YOUR GOOSE MIGHT BE COOKED HEATING IN OVEN AND PREVENTING SALMONELLA

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Is it "fowl" play? How safe is microwave "cooked" chicken? Apparently if you eat chicken prepared in a microwave your goose might very well be cooked. According to the NYT "This week, the federal government announced that 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning after eating precooked, frozen chicken dinners. The problem? Many of the people who got sick apparently did not follow the instructions for preparing the meal, which called for heating it in an oven. Those who got sick popped their meals in microwaves instead".




In 2006 there were reports that a type of salmonella, salmonella enteritidis, a bacteria which had been a problem in eggs had been found more frequently in chicken meat. Eggs and chicken meat both had more salmonella. Salmonella is notorious for causing stomach problems and diarrhea. It is a potentially fatal illness especially in elderly and very young and weakened people.

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“The issue is that people think it’s cooked and it just needs to be heated up,” Carlota Medus, an epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, told the New York Times last year. “Microwave cooking for something that has to be cooked isn’t always a good idea.”.."For starters, it’s best to stick to ovens when heating frozen chicken. Also be sure that the meat has reached a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit — the temperature at which any foodborne bacteria will be killed off — and use a food thermometer to be certain. A good one might cost as much as $18 or more, but it beats coping with the symptoms of salmonellosis: diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and nausea that can last as long as seven days".











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