No bird flu risk if you cook properly

THE Food Safety Promotion Board and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland emphasised this week that properly cooked poultry or eggs are safe to eat.

The agencies advised that people involved in food preparation should wash their hands thoroughly with soap and warm water when handling raw poultry. Surfaces and utensils should also be thoroughly cleaned.

Despite food safety assurances, poultry sales have been hit hard by the arrival of the virus in europe.