Turkiye: You should cook chicken and eggs well these days - Gürkan Akgüneş

Published 2023년 4월 2일

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Turkey is dealing with an outbreak of bird flu, with over 5 million chickens culled to curb the spread. Despite the outbreak, the disease is under control and has not affected poultry production outside of quarantined areas. The government has halted poultry imports from Turkey due to the outbreak, but there is no disruption in egg and poultry meat sales. Consumers are advised to cook poultry and eggs well to prevent the virus from spreading to humans. A new regulation will also ban the sale of pomegranate syrup with additives, effective after June, promoting more natural food products.

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The bird flu, which affected the USA, Europe and the Far East, eventually spread to Turkey. Afyonkarahisar and Denizli districts have been under quarantine for a while. About 5 million chickens were culled to prevent the spread of the disease. Finally, Japan decided to stop importing poultry products from Turkey due to bird flu concerns. However, there is nothing to panic about. We can say that the disease is under control in Turkey for now. In the meantime, no cases have been reported from poultry production facilities outside the quarantine zones. İbrahim Afyon, President of the Egg Producers Union, states that the disease has been cleared from the hens with precautions and says that there is no current danger. In any case, there was no interruption in egg and poultry meat sales due to the disease. How do we take precautions? Well, should we be worried when eating chicken or eggs in such a table? If we consume both with or without cooking, there is always a current risk. On the ...

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