Ground turkey and fecal matter

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trackme
trackme Posts: 239 Member
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Just the latest in dirty food. On my local news yesterday, they said never to buy ground turkey as they have found over 50% of it to contain fecal matter. They said this can be very dangerous for the elderly, children and compromised people. They also said more food is, namely chicken is being sent to China for processing, then sent back here, so it's hard to tell where your food comes from. With tilapia also being farm raised in filth, gmo's, pesticides and the like, it's so hard to know what to eat. I realize you can make sure to cook poultry to kill bacteria but this is getting ridiculous. Why does our Government allow this?
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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    That's why I cook stuff.
    I'm taking it you've never eaten out of the garbage?
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    holy ****.... you mean farm animals come into contact with feces? what's next, our fruits and vegetables?
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    I thought this was a recipe. For once, I actually wanted to substitute cauliflower for an ingredient..
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,026 Member
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    Just the latest in dirty food. On my local news yesterday, they said never to buy ground turkey as they have found over 50% of it to contain fecal matter. They said this can be very dangerous for the elderly, children and compromised people. They also said more food is, namely chicken is being sent to China for processing, then sent back here, so it's hard to tell where your food comes from. With tilapia also being farm raised in filth, gmo's, pesticides and the like, it's so hard to know what to eat. I realize you can make sure to cook poultry to kill bacteria but this is getting ridiculous. Why does our Government allow this?

    You do realize that the bacteria in fecal matter is destroyed during the cooking process, right?

    And GMO's are not an additive to "come in contact with". :laugh:
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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    Just the latest in dirty food. On my local news yesterday, they said never to buy ground turkey as they have found over 50% of it to contain fecal matter. They said this can be very dangerous for the elderly, children and compromised people. They also said more food is, namely chicken is being sent to China for processing, then sent back here, so it's hard to tell where your food comes from. With tilapia also being farm raised in filth, gmo's, pesticides and the like, it's so hard to know what to eat. I realize you can make sure to cook poultry to kill bacteria but this is getting ridiculous. Why does our Government allow this?

    are you by any chance a militant vegan?
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
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    I'm kind of disappointed this wasn't a recipe. Who knew poop existed on farms?

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  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
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    Buddy... is that you?
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    I do know that the FDA allows a certain % of fecal in all foods
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Do you have a recipe I can use the fecal to make gravy with?
    Also should I look in the Ethnic section of my store for it?


    Oh Is it sold by the pound?
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
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    I just assume EVERYTHING has poop on it. Makes life safer.
  • benol1
    benol1 Posts: 867 Member
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    Just the latest in dirty food. On my local news yesterday, they said never to buy ground turkey as they have found over 50% of it to contain fecal matter. They said this can be very dangerous for the elderly, children and compromised people. They also said more food is, namely chicken is being sent to China for processing, then sent back here, so it's hard to tell where your food comes from. With tilapia also being farm raised in filth, gmo's, pesticides and the like, it's so hard to know what to eat. I realize you can make sure to cook poultry to kill bacteria but this is getting ridiculous. Why does our Government allow this?

    You do realize that the bacteria in fecal matter is destroyed during the cooking process, right?

    And GMO's are not an additive to "come in contact with". :laugh:

    Actually, it depends how well cooked it is. And there are some strains of bacteria and viruses that survive cooking. Despite the humorous responses, food contamination kills not an insignificant number of people each year.
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
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    Buddy... is that you?

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • trackme
    trackme Posts: 239 Member
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    I do know that the FDA allows a certain % of fecal in all foods

    I didn't know that...all this info is sure helping me with my diet tho :wink:
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    Yeh, there's fecal coliform everywhere....even on your fingers right now! :drinker:
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
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    There you go OP enjoy :drinker:

    http://listverse.com/2013/06/21/10-foods-you-eat-that-all-contain-feces/


    Oh! Don't forget fish don't get out of the water when they got to go either..........
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
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    I just assume EVERYTHING has poop on it. Makes life safer.

    Pretty much this.
  • trackme
    trackme Posts: 239 Member
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    I thought this was a recipe. For once, I actually wanted to substitute cauliflower for an ingredient..

    ^ Love :smile:
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,026 Member
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    Just the latest in dirty food. On my local news yesterday, they said never to buy ground turkey as they have found over 50% of it to contain fecal matter. They said this can be very dangerous for the elderly, children and compromised people. They also said more food is, namely chicken is being sent to China for processing, then sent back here, so it's hard to tell where your food comes from. With tilapia also being farm raised in filth, gmo's, pesticides and the like, it's so hard to know what to eat. I realize you can make sure to cook poultry to kill bacteria but this is getting ridiculous. Why does our Government allow this?

    You do realize that the bacteria in fecal matter is destroyed during the cooking process, right?

    And GMO's are not an additive to "come in contact with". :laugh:

    Actually, it depends how well cooked it is. And there are some strains of bacteria and viruses that survive cooking. Despite the humorous responses, food contamination kills not an insignificant number of people each year.

    Around 165F for salmonella?
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
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    Yeh, there's fecal coliform everywhere....even on your fingers right now! :drinker:

    Sanitize all of the things!!

    I don't know if this is even relevant, but there was a Mythbusters that had toothbrushes by their bathroom and after a week or something, all the toothbrushes had poop on them.

    Moral? Don't put ANYTHING in the toilet room!
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    Yeh, there's fecal coliform everywhere....even on your fingers right now! :drinker:

    Sanitize all of the things!!

    I don't know if this is even relevant, but there was a Mythbusters that had toothbrushes by their bathroom and after a week or something, all the toothbrushes had poop on them.

    Moral? Don't put ANYTHING in the toilet room!
    The ones in the kitchen had higher counts if I recall correctly.

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