Posted on 30/08/08
Canada fails to track food illnesses, expert says
TORONTO -- Rick Holley, a food-safety expert at the University of Manitoba, long suspected that the frozen chicken nuggets sold at his local grocery store might be contaminated with salmonella.So he spent three years testing a variety of brands. His findings: One in four nuggets was tainted. But consumers could avoid salmonella poisoning, which causes diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, by baking the nuggets at 80 C.
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