Disnak: poultry infected with bird flu could be consumed
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 19:14 PM
Poultry infected with bird flu can still be consumed as long as the terms are properly cooked, said Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Department of Agriculture Haris Handono Yogyakarta.
"Although the chicken or poultry or could potentially have contracted bird flu can still be consumed by the public as long as it was cooked with the right terms," he said in Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
By boiling chicken or poultry to 100 degrees Celsius, he said, it is certain the virus of Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu in poultry is dead.
"As long as they have been boiled to 100 degrees Celsius is likely safe for consumption," he said.
Therefore, he said, for the good of consumers or sellers hawking culinary poultry meat does not need to be alarmed and worried. However, if it relates to economic reasons, it is not a problem for consumption because the virus can still be turned off... http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=id&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjogja.antaranews.com%2Fberita%2F307600%2Fdistan-unggas-terjangkit-flu-burung-bisa-dikonsumsi%3Futm_source%3Ddlvr.it%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter
