As the number of cases of domestic H7N9 bird flu increases day by day, people’s attitude towards poultry is becoming more cautious. The discussion on “eat less chicken†on Weibo was fierce. Some restaurants and canteens temporarily stopped the supply of chicken dishes. Others suggested that employees call their families and eat less meat. At the same time as the people’s “fowl panicâ€, more than 100 farmers in Wuhan in Hubei put on a “hundred chicken feastâ€. The director of Hunan Animal Husbandry and Aquaculture Bureau also took the lead in eating chicken. Many experts even spread that “cooked chicken is safe. , you can rest assured to eat the knowledge to eliminate people's fear of chicken. Since 1997, when Hong Kong discovered the world’s first human case of H5N1 bird flu death, chickens have experienced many crises. Today, chicken can not eat in the end, how to eat safer, these issues are once again placed in front of us.
Poultry industry losses nearly 10 billion
On the afternoon of April 17, Yao, the 7-year-old patient with the first H7N9 bird flu in Beijing, was discharged from the hospital. This is undoubtedly the good news that the number of bird flu cases has been increasing day after day. Just four days ago, she became the first confirmed case of human infection with the H7N9 bird flu in Beijing. Subsequently, northern provinces and cities in Henan Province also detected the H7N9 bird flu case, adding new tension to the prevention and control situation.
On the same day, experts from the National Health and Family Planning Commission stated that as Shanghai has found two cases of family clustering involving a father and son and a husband and wife, it is not excluded that the H7N9 virus has a limited human-to-human abilities. However, he also stressed that a small number of cases of family clustering do not mean that the virus has undergone major changes. There is no evidence that it can continue to "pass on."
On the morning of April 18th, the number of people infected with H7N9 was updated again. In Henan Province, there was one new confirmed case. The patient was 38 years old. He was in Nancao Township, Guancheng District, Zhengzhou City and was engaged in slaughter of poultry sales. He is still in serious condition. So far, as of this writing press, 83 confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 have been reported across the country, of which 5 have been cured and discharged, 17 have been killed, and the remaining 61 are still receiving treatment.
Since the etiology of the H7N9 avian flu was detected in live poultry in Shanghai and Zhejiang provinces, a campaign to “close the market and cull live poultry†began in most parts of the country. In more than half a month, not only has live poultry sales fallen into the freezing point, but businesses and catering establishments that sell poultry products have also been implicated in the cold. Many consumers even talked about poultry disguise. On the Internet, there are rumors that poultry can infect H7N9 bird flu. The reporter interviewed 30 people at random, and nearly half said that they have reduced or no longer eaten bird meat due to bird flu.
According to statistics, in the past two weeks, the direct loss of the poultry-breeding industry was about 6 billion yuan, and indirect losses amounted to nearly 10 billion yuan. In Qingyuan, Guangdong, individual chicken farmers arrived on their own deceased family and worked hard day and night, but they did not have the ability to resist risks. When the “bird flu†came, they suffered a fatal blow. Someone ridiculed that 20 years, 200,000, 20 days. After the loss, the latest data show that the sales price of white feather broilers has fallen below 4 yuan/kg, a drop of 60% to 70%, in the province of Jiangsu, which is the largest breeding industry. In the east China where the first outbreak occurred, it was called Huaxi and saltwater ducks. Other local cuisines are also out of the question; in Beijing, there are also some customers who have discovered that the Yunnan restaurant has cancelled signature dishes such as steamed chicken and so on.
4 Tips for Safe Eating Chicken
Can chicken eat in the end? "Life Times" reporter interviewed Huang Lianzhen, professor of Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Fan Zhihong, associate professor of the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University. Both of them made it clear that there is absolutely no need for people to panic about chicken meat, and thoroughly cooked poultry and eggs can be eaten with confidence. So far, there have been no cases where bird flu viruses have been infected with poultry meat or eggs. So, how can it be safer to eat poultry food? The two experts gave the following suggestions to help everyone avoid the risk factors of poultry foods.
Fully cooked to ensure safety. The “Food Safety Precautions for the H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus,†released by the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center, points out that the bird flu virus is generally sensitive to heat and can be “killed†by heating at 65°C for 30 minutes or boiling (100°C) for more than 2 minutes. ". And the H7N9 virus has a very short survival time in slaughtered poultry. Therefore, if the slaughtered chicken and frozen chicken meat are heated at a high temperature, they will not be infected with the virus. Therefore, when cooking poultry or eggs, it must be fully cooked and boiled. When the color of meat, egg white, and egg yolk are solidified, it will become ripe. It can also be boiled with boiling water first, not only can get the blood in the meat, make the flavor better, and it is safer to eat. Common cooking methods, including steaming, boiling, frying, stewing, frying, soup, and so on, the temperature will generally be above 65 °C, as long as the cooking time is guaranteed, there is basically no security risk. Some people like to eat boiled eggs, "sweethearted" eggs (the heart of the egg isn't ripe, it's thick and porridge-like), or you can eat duck blood and chicken blood in a hot pot and eat it. There are people who like umami. Cooking white pheasants is not fully cooked, these practices are not very safe.
When picking eggs in bulk, it is best to put a bag in your hand. There is evidence that H7N9 bird flu is related to live poultry, and the farmer's market for selling live poultry is a H7N9 bird flu high infection site. However, there is no need to worry too much about quarantined and dismembered chicken. Experts suggest that it is best for consumers to go to supermarkets, large-scale farmer's markets, and other formal places to purchase quarantined poultry meat and clean eggs that have been surface-sterilized. They are not prone to viral bacteria. When picking eggs, do not hold them directly by hand. Set a plastic bag and then touch them. Regardless of whether there are feces and feathers on the shell, wash your hands after touching the eggs. Although free-range chickens are delicious, most of them are not quarantined and the safety risks are high. It is best not to buy them.
Raw and cooked must be strictly separated. Wash your hands thoroughly before cooking and processing raw poultry meat and eggs, and scrub the sink; raw meat and cooked food must be used separately with different chopping boards and knives, strictly separate raw and cooked foods; rags, chopstick cages, etc. should be sterilized at regular high temperature. . When storing raw poultry meat in a refrigerator, it must be separated from cooked food and vegetables, and not in a drawer or a crisper. Boxed eggs are best put into the refrigerator with boxes, or they can be stored in fresh bags. It is also possible to clean the eggs and then put them in the refrigerator, but the shelf life of such eggs will be shortened and they should be eaten as soon as possible.
Cooked meat products need to be reheated. When buying cooked chicken products such as roast chickens from supermarkets, pay attention to the date of production and try to buy freshly cooked ones. If the product packaging indicates that it should be stored at low temperature and protected from light, but it is sold at room temperature, or if the packaging is damaged, consumers should not buy it. Cooked food products must be fully heated before consumption. The fried chicken, grilled chicken wings and other foods sold on the street often appear to be uncooked and bloody. It is best not to eat them.
Anti-bird flu doesn’t have to “talk about bird discolorationâ€
Experts stated that it is necessary to strictly prevent and control bird flu, but it is not necessary to “talk about the changes in the birds†and accidentally injure the fragile poultry industry. According to information provided by the China Animal Drug Association Information Center, a large number of farmers have found that there has been no large-scale outbreak among birds, such as "a large number of dead chickens" and "people who raise chickens have been infected". The researcher of the poultry research department of the Beijing Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Professor Chen Jilan, also told the "Life Times" reporter. She and her colleagues and graduate students cultivate and select chicken breeds as usual. There is no panic. Chicken and eggs are also eaten as usual. “Our employees are very scientific and rational in regard to this matter, and we do not need to panic.†Chen Jilan said. Professor Niu Wenyi, deputy director of the Department of Social Medicine and Health at the School of Public Health of Peking University, also told the Life Times reporter that people must face the epidemic with a rational and calm attitude. “The key is to speak science and not to scare ourselves.†He reminded them to pay close attention to the changes in the epidemic, learn more about the scientific guidance of experts, and try their best to prevent the work of experts, such as staying away from live poultry, washing their hands, ventilating and eating cooked poultry.
Ma Wei, the deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, said that the H7N9 outbreak suddenly brought the poultry industry to public health events, leaving practitioners caught off guard. In his view, despite the fact that human lives are in danger before the outbreak, the government should take a more balanced stance, considering both the public health policy and the development of an industry with tens of millions of livelihoods to avoid further problems in the future. . Chen Jilan told reporters that at present the China Animal Husbandry Association is calling for more reasonable compensation methods. She also hopes that through the media’s appeal, the state will be able to do its utmost to compensate farmers. After all, the current compensation for farmers is only a drop in the bucket.
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