Avian flu news
Started by Franco, Oct 14 2005 01:13 PM
Should avian influenza be listed as a hazard in poultry slaughter?
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FSA bird flu update
Friday, 14 October 2005
The Food Standards Agency considers that the outbreak of avian (bird) flu in Turkey does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers.
For people, the risk of catching the disease comes from being in close contact with live poultry that have the disease, and not through eating poultry.
There have been no reports of people handling poultry meat getting infected. Poultry can include chicken, duck, goose, turkey and guinea fowl.
FSA page with links to more sources of information