FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chicken can be a nutritious choice, but raw chicken is often contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and sometimes with Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens bacteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most Campylobacter infections are probably acquired by eating raw or undercooked poultry or eating something that touched it. Campylobacter are also transmitted by other foods, including seafood, meat, and produce; by contact with animals; and by drinking untreated water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Raw and undercooked meat and poultry can make you sick. Most raw poultry contains Campylobacter. It also may contain Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, and other bacteria.

Detailed explanation-4: -Campylobacter is a commensal organism that establishes persistent and benign infections with colonization levels up to 1010 colony-forming units (CFU) per gram of feces in broilers. Campylobacter shedding by poultry varies by season, being highest in summer and autumn months.

Detailed explanation-5: -Campylobacter infection is a type of stomach flu (gastroenteritis). Some people call it food poisoning. The most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramping and fever. This foodborne illness starts after someone eats or drinks something that has Campylobacter bacteria in it.