Can you get bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? What to know about how avian flu spreads
The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.
Should You Eat Chicken And Eggs During The Bird Flu Outbreak? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains
A new bird flu strain was detected on a California duck farm. But what's the difference between H5N9 and H5N1, and is it safe to eat poultry? A doctor explains.
Are eggs & poultry products safe to eat amid spread of bird flu? Plus, impact on prices
The humble egg, one of nature’s perfect foods, a self-packaged, relatively inexpensive source of protein that can serve as a lowly hangover remedy or help a souffle rise to heavenly heights, is also a great teacher. It’s helping Americans understand how a free-market economy works: When demand is high and supply is low, prices rise.
Eggs prices keep climbing, supplies dropping amid bird flu
Consumers can blame bird flu for the disruptions in the egg market, experts say. Close to 40 million egg-laying hens that are part of the commercial egg supply chain died as a result of the influenza strain and also because of fires.
Are eggs and chicken safe to eat amid avian flu outbreaks? Here’s what the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
“There is no evidence to suggest that eating thoroughly cooked poultry, game meat or eggs transmits avian influenza to humans,” the CFIA says. “If we become aware of a potential food safety risk, we will take appropriate actions to protect the safety of Canada’s food supply.”
GA Ag Commissioner says you can keep eating chicken despite bird flu case at poultry farm
Now, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper is reassuring people that eating poultry products is safe, despite the positive case. “Every Georgian can and should have 100% confidence in the safety and security of poultry products offered for sale in the state of Georgia,” Harper said.
Egg prices expected to continue to rise amid bird flu outbreak
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
Bird flu has made eggs more expensive — does it also make them unsafe to eat?
Eggs are expensive, if you can even find them at your local grocery store, and prices are only expected to climb this year. The main factor that has sent egg prices rising is the bird flu, which may draw a whole new concern to your mind: are eggs even safe to eat right now?
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Your chances of getting bird flu in Georgia are low but here are some ways to stay safe
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