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FACTBOX - UN Food Safety Recommendations on Bird Flu
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SWITZERLAND: December 6, 2005


GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) issued guidelines on Monday to reduce exposure to the deadly bird flu virus in areas with outbreaks in poultry.


Here is a list of main recommendations from the two United Nations agencies.

* No birds from flocks with disease should enter the food chain.

* Do not eat raw poultry parts, including raw blood, or raw eggs in or from areas with outbreaks in poultry.

* Separate raw meat from cooked or ready-to-eat foods to avoid contamination. Do not use the same chopping board or the same knife. Do not handle both raw and cooked foods without washing your hands in between and do not place cooked meat back on the same plate or surface it was on prior to cooking. Do not use raw or soft-boiled eggs in food preparations that will not be heat-treated or cooked.

* Keep clean and wash your hands. After handling frozen or thawed raw poultry or eggs, wash your hands thoroughly with soap. Wash and disinfect all surfaces and utensils that have been in contact with the raw meat.

* Cook thoroughly: Thorough cooking of poultry meat will inactivate the virus. Either ensure that the poultry meat reaches 70 degrees celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit) at the centre of the product ("piping" hot) or that the meat is not pink in any part. Eggs yolks should not be runny or liquid.


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