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Article: In era of bird flu, cook poultry to 165 degrees, government says; Experts expect the deadly virus to reach the U.S. this year
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
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- April 6, 2006
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Preparing for the arrival of bird flu, the
government on Wednesday gave advice for making chicken safe to eat:
Cook it to 165 degrees.
While the government has always offered "doneness" advice, it
never has before declared what it takes to kill viruses and bacteria
that may lurk in poultry.
"It's not in response directly to avian influenza, or bird flu,
but so many people right now are concerned about bird flu and will
poultry be safe to eat," said Richard Raymond, the department's
undersecretary for food safety.
"It's a wonderful time to educate everybody out there that there's
lots of reasons to handle poultry properly and cook it to the right
temperature," Raymond said ...