The agency said, in the past 16 months, they’ve confirmed hundreds of human illnesses caused by Salmonella found in frozen, raw breaded-chicken products, including nuggets, strips, burgers, popcorn chicken and fries. So good, and, yet, potentially, so bad: Canada’s Public Health Agency said people who consume frozen breaded raw chicken products, including nuggets, are at a higher risk of Salmonella-related illnesses. ( Eggheadphoto/Dreamstime.com )They added that, during this time, there were also recall warnings issued for seven different types of frozen raw breaded chicken products. The government also announced that, starting in April, they are working with the food “manufacturing” industry and retailers to reduce the salmonella in raw chicken products to “below detectable” amounts. Inadequate cooking and handling of the products are partly to blame for the illnesses caused by Salmonella, they said.

Source: thestar September 13, 2018 23:37 UTC