Chicken blood banned in food
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BANGKOK: -- THE LIVESTOCK Development Department (LDD) has banned the use of chicken blood as an ingredient pending a probe into which food-processing factory is responsible for many cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections.

This bacteria causes food poisoning and is believed to have come from chicken blood.

"Infections reported in Chiang Mai province have been traced to a factory in Nakhon Ratchasima province, but we have to determine which one exactly," LDD deputy director-general Soravit Taneeto said yesterday.

He is confident that given the standards used by Thailand-based factories, relevant authorities will be able to trace the origin of the bacterium. V parahaemolyticus can be found in freshwater fish and at chicken farms. Aware of the risk, the Nakhon Ratchasima health office has asked that all primary schools in the province exclude chicken blood from student lunch menus.

All shops selling khao man kai (chicken and oily, flavourful rice) are also encouraged to leave chicken blood out of their recipes.

According to the Disease Control Department, 128,082 people suffered from food poisoning last year. Analyses show that of these patients, 9,132 were involved in 173 outbreaks. Of these outbreaks, 43 were related to khao man kai. All 43 of these outbreaks were reported during the last eight months of the year.

Soravit said all food sellers should understand that they need to boil chicken blood before serving it to customers.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Chicken-blood-banned-in-food-30251853.html


-- The Nation 2015-01-14

'banned' or 'encouraged to leave out'?

Hopefully this is restricted to chicken blood, they better not ban nam tok in my noodle soup.

time to wise up , go vegetarian.

time to wise up , go vegetarian.

Theres always one.

Time to enforce proper food and health standards and licencing not bought off the khaosan road.

dracula and vampires alike won't be too happy about this news

"He is confident that given the standards used by Thailand-based factories..."

"Standards" consist of getting away with anything that will increase profits until there is a outbreak of some sickness. Then feign ignorance. promise it will never happen again,and make a few payoffs. How can they promise it will never happen again when they just said that they had no idea what was happening? Lieland at its finest.

Edited January 14, 201511 yr by jaltsc

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

I agree 100%..

Black pudding on the other hand is a gift from God or Allah or a pixie

Edited January 14, 201511 yr by cornishcarlos

just had chicken tom yum for breakfast they know i dont want the blood block so they do their best to leave it out. but still there this morning.

Edited January 14, 201511 yr by monkey dog

I refuse any chicken meal that has it on the plate, netter be safe than sorry.

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

Don't think I fancy turd I will leave that to you.

oh so CP cannot use that anymore of that trash and others in what they sell, called FOOD ?

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Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

yea, I'm not sure which one I'd pick of the two

time to wise up , go vegetarian.

Naw, too many pesticides and chemicals (just like in meat).

time to wise up , go vegetarian.

Eat all of the herbicides and insecticides and other chemicals that are used in growing?

I'd like an Australian ribeye steak, please.

time to wise up , go vegetarian.

Naw, too many pesticides and chemicals (just like in meat).

Beat me to it.

Always comes with my chicken and rice. I just slide it off to the side of my plate and carry on. My wife won't touch the stuff either.

they have the name of the bacteria wrong, that bacteria is only found in seafood http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_parahaemolyticus

nothing in this link about chicken or blood

"Soravit said all food sellers should understand that they need to boil chicken blood before serving it to customers."

Ya think???????

True words of wisdom.

Always comes with my chicken and rice. I just slide it off to the side of my plate and carry on. My wife won't touch the stuff either.

Ditto for me and the wife.

Of course the fish have it, they eat the chicken shit

Always comes with my chicken and rice. I just slide it off to the side of my plate and carry on. My wife won't touch the stuff either.

Ditto for me and the wife.

I LIKE the stuff. I eat my wife's too when we go out (she won't touch it).

time to wise up , go vegetarian.

Eat all of the herbicides and insecticides and other chemicals that are used in growing?

I'd like an Australian ribeye steak, please.

Well an Aussie ribeye may not be good enough for you, but it is for average people like myself. And you probably won't get mad cow disease from it !

We have not had to slaughter our entire stock of cattle as yet.

Is this is like a mad chicken syndrome ?

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

Been eating blood in my tom luat moo and chicken rice for years, tastes good to me.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes.

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

Been eating blood in my tom luat moo and chicken rice for years, tastes good to me.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes...in a whiney voice

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

Been eating blood in my tom luat moo and chicken rice for years, tastes good to me.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes...in a whiney voice

Aww that bites. You're sooooo witty.

Vile stuff. I think I'd rather eat a turd

Been eating blood in my tom luat moo and chicken rice for years, tastes good to me.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes.

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes...in a whiney voice

Aww that bites. You're sooooo witty.

A sphincter says what?

Aww that bites. You're sooooo witty.

A sphincter says what?

Ooooo you actually watch movies. So what do you eat as snacks while watching? What the sphincter controls coming in and out?

But you go eat that turd and tell us how good it tastes.

Absolutely awful. Disgusting. Revolting and putrid. I nearly heaved my guts. In other words, almost as bad as congealed chicken blood.