Poison on your plate - Tonight with Trevor McDonald

kittykat500

This was on TV last week and scared me so much that I've decided to only buy whole chickens emanating from the UK!My boys were making so much noise during the programme that I didn't catch whether other foods were at risk. Does anyone know?

Angua2

http://www.itv.com/News/tonight/episodes/Thepoisononyourplate/default.html

kittykat500

Thanks Angua2 - my thanks button doesn't work from home!

Angua2

kittykat500 wrote: »

Thanks Angua2 - my thanks button doesn't work from home!

Welcome. Which button, Kittykat? (do you mean the link I posted?)

pigpen

That's really interesting.. my sister has had a urinary tract infection for 6 weeks and it is simply not responding to anything. She also has other cuts and grazes and a nose piercing of which not one is healing.. it does make you wonder!!

earwig

so is this all chicken is infected or just one from out uk and do the infection die when cooking or surive

kittykat500

Hi Angua2Your link worked fine, thank you - it's the 'Thanks' button that I would ordinarily click to thank you - but unfortunately on my home PC it doesn't work!A large proportion of imported chickens are, with only a few UK ones infected. Can't remember the exact percentage. However if you look at angua2's link above I think it gives details.It also states that if you cook the chicken properly, there is less likelihood of becoming infected with the mutant e-coli bug.Also, a high proportion of ready meals usually contain imported chicken.

Angua2

kittykat500 wrote: »

Hi Angua2Your link worked fine, thank you - it's the 'Thanks' button that I would ordinarily click to thank you - but unfortunately on my home PC it doesn't work!

lol @ me! i think i mentally inserted a comma there somewhere! think i need more coffee or a transplant of some sort!