Can the virus transfer from infected farm animals to contaminate milk, meat or eggs? It depends on where you are and how well you cook your food. But for most of us, the chances are low.
Shoppers in a Montebello, Calif., grocery store on Aug. 23, 2022.
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
H5N1 influenza has been reported in dairy cows, and detected in milk. Here’s a look at what’s known about how pasteurization affects the virus and the safety of consuming H5N1-contaminated milk.
Cows typically get over avian flu in a couple of weeks, but it’s an economic blow for farms.
AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield
Nigeria’s soft cheese, wara, could be made more widely available with new techniques to extend its shelf life.
Different foods have different target temperatures to eliminate pathogens, so use a reliable food safety chart and a digital food thermometer when cooking each dish, and whenever you reheat leftovers.
(Shutterstock)
A food thermometer is your holiday feast’s unsung hero, ensuring that poultry, meats and other dishes, including vegetable-based, reach the internal temperatures needed to eliminate harmful pathogens.
Only cooking can remove the harmful pathogens raw chicken contains.
nerudol/ Shutterstock
Keeping guests safe involves far more than just careful cooking − hand-washing, keeping work surfaces clean, safe handling and proper storage are also key ingredients.
Open sewage at Kenya’s largest slum, Kibera, in Nairobi.
Photo credit: Chiba Yasuyoshi/AFP via Getty Images
Consumers’ main concerns regarding farm monitoring are food safety, animal welfare and water quality. Many would like to see Māori values and land practices incorporated.
How long do chemicals really need to last?
Andrew Brookes via Getty Images