Tuesday 03 Feb 2015 @ 13:20
Food Standards Agency
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FSA gives advice on bird flu (H7)
On the basis of current scientific evidence, our advice is that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers. This advice follows recent reports about a low severity (H7) case of avian flu at a farm in Hampshire.
The risk of getting bird flu through the food chain is low. Some strains of avian influenza can pass to humans, but this is very rare. It usually requires very close contact between the human and infected live birds.
Properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat.
More information about the outbreak can be found on the GOV.UK website via the link on this page.
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Avian influenza (bird flu) Defra guidance
Low severity avian flu confirmed in Hampshire
