Eating raw chicken or pork ?

[whiffey]

I exercise commonsense with food always, but I am curious about something. If I were to eat raw chicken - say M&S free-range - or pork - say ASDA organic pork fillet, what are my chances of food poisoning ? Possible, Probable, Certain ?

I don't do it of course, but what are the actual risks ?

[pie+mash]

raw pork gives you chichinotis Not the correct spelling I know but phonetically

[nickmo]

Trichinosis - parasitic intestinal worm from eating raw / undercooked pork - very nasty - but not that common nowadays . You can have the symptoms within a day or so but can it can last for 6 months - runny bottoms are not fun for that long..........

Salmonella and campylobacter - two little darlings in the bacteria world you can meet if you eat raw poultry. Don't do it.

[nickmo]

Sorry - and to answer, what are the risks? - avoid the risk by simply cooking the meat properly 'til juices run clear - eay to get right - no pink in the meat, clear juices and no blood present will make sure you avoid the probs..

[jump79]

I'd say 'Certain'. IMO, it would be a kind of cannibalistic thing to do.

Not to mention downright gross.

[curlyfilm]

as a chef, i always cook me pork loin and fellet so it's pink, the problems associated with it are long gone, chicken is a different matter and should always be cooked thoroughly, you can get smoked chicken which is eaten raw though the smoking cures all nasty bacteria

[luckyeight]

So how come you can eat raw steak/beef? Why is that different?

[curlyfilm]

the nasty bacteria that is on beef is only on the surface of the meat and does not penetrate it