Salmonella in chicken

[whiffey]

If I were to eat some raw chicken, let's say organic free-range breast fillet from a supermarket, would I get salmonella food-poisoning - certainly/probably/possibly/unlikely ?

I haven't ! I am extremely careful with food (although I did a brussels sprout vindaloo last night which didn't really push any buttons)

[BBWCHATT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonella

In March 2006, The New York Times reported that the U.S. government said that 16.3% of all chickens were contaminated with salmonella. In the mid to late 20th century, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis was a common contaminant of eggs. This is much less common now with the advent of hygiene measures in egg production and the vaccination of laying hens to prevent salmonella colonisation. Many different salmonella serovars also cause severe diseases in animals other than human beings.

After bacterial infections, reactive arthritis (aka Reiters Syndrome) can develop. In sickle-cell anemia, osteomyelitis due to Salmonella infection is much more common than in the general population.

[Zeddy]

Chances are the chicken from your supermarket was sourced for outside UK.
That being so, I'd say you have a 50% chance of consuming some Salmonella sp.

[seekeerz]

BBW - you've just put me off chicken for life - heavens, isn't food dangerous

[Kuin]

I remember reading somewhere that about 50% of chickens harbour salmonella but if cooked properly this poses no threat to human health because the heat kills the bacteria. That said, eating raw chicken would be dangerous on many levels, not just because of salmonella but because of other bacteria that could be present on the meat.

[Gef]

Hopefully. At least it might stop stupid questions like this.

Name me a common recipe with raw chicken.