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[NoelSeven]

The salmonella in question is an antibiotic-resistant strain that can make people sick for a year, according to reports.

"The U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture said it has found evidence directly linking Foster Farms boneless-skinless chicken breast to a case of Salmonella Heidelberg, an antibiotic-resistant strain of the disease that has sickened more than 500 people in the past 16 months and led to pressure from food safety advocates for federal action against the company.

As a result, Foster Farms issued a recall for 170 different chicken products that came from its Fresno facilities in March."

More information here:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/California-chicken-linked-to-salmonella-recalled-5599637...

[qvcaddition]

I went to Costco Friday before I heard about the recall and picked up the FF chicken, but when I got to the checkout, I told them to keep it because I remember returning a pkg. in March when they had the other recall, and thought, maybe this is some leftover from then. I get home and that night on the news is the recall again, which paying attention to my intuition, paid off again. On another thread, someone had an uneasy feeling about walking a trail near her home. I posted, pay attention to those feeling, and I did on this one. To me it is God talking to you, or if you don't believe in God, your intuition

[anisa]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Kirkland brand chicken (frozen breasts) is from Foster Farms. I dumped all my FF. Last time in Costco I bought Tyson's frozen chicken breasts.

[kdgn]

I thought I said this yesterday. You know it's serious when Costco leaves a recorded message less than 4 hours after I read about this.

I'll be returning what's left of mine on Monday. Full credit.

[151949]

Aren't you supposed to thoroughly cook chicken?

[maryebrown_1]

I wonder how many restaurants (especially Mom & Pop ones) have served that chicken?

[NoelSeven]

On 7/5/2014 happy housewife said:

Aren't you supposed to thoroughly cook chicken?

The problem is not limited to cooking chicken. Handling it is an issue. Contamination, especially when someone washes chicken.

[Isobelle]

I guess some people don't know how to handle and cook chicken considering we've been doing it for years. It's not rocket science.

[gazelle77]

On 7/5/2014 qvcaddition said:

I went to Costco Friday before I heard about the recall and picked up the FF chicken, but when I got to the checkout, I told them to keep it because I remember returning a pkg. in March when they had the other recall, and thought, maybe this is some leftover from then. I get home and that night on the news is the recall again, which paying attention to my intuition, paid off again. On another thread, someone had an uneasy feeling about walking a trail near her home. I posted, pay attention to those feeling, and I did on this one. To me it is God talking to you, or if you don't believe in God, your intuition

Thank-you....it was I who feels strange walking in that park. I think you are right to listen to your intuition.....

[NoelSeven]

On 7/5/2014 Isobelle said:

I guess some people don't know how to handle and cook chicken considering we've been doing it for years. It's not rocket science.

Do you wash your chicken before you cook it?