Antibiotic Resistant Kosher Chicken
A Troubling Report
We are always searching for the cleanest, safest, highest quality kosher poultry brands. That is why we were concerned with the report we received last week in a study funded and published by food scientists from the University of Arizona, The study outlines the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria in retail chicken, comparing conventional, organic, kosher, and raised without antibiotics. KosherEye spoke with Jack Millman, author of the study and a student at The University of Arizona. Millman, along with a team of scientists from the university, will be delving further into the issue. They declined to disclose the brand names involved in the research. We will be following up.
The report summary can be found here.
See more at here.
This week we also read about a salmonella outbreak sourced to a non-kosher California poultry plant.
Do practice safe handling, storage and cooking to avoid contamination from poultry and meat bacteria. Please see the following for poultry safe handling and preparation tips:
http://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/important-food-safety-tips-for-poultry