Chicken feast is back for the holiday season; bird flu samples test negative. It has been confirmed by the Animal Husbandry Department, Chandigarh, that all the samples of poultry, as tested at the certified laboratories at Jalandhar and Bhopal, have tested negative. In separate reports, also reported in the newspapers, the suspected cases of human beings quarantined in the hospitals, have also tested negative. Now it is also confirmed, by the concerned officials, that the sudden death of large number of crows in Punjab and Haryana was due to an intake of some poisonous substance by these birds. Any sign or symptoms of their death due to bird flu have been negated. The poultry farmers associations Haryana and Punjab reiterates that there is no existence of any signs/indications in the organized poultry farms in both the states and the rumors fearing existence of this virus are ill-founded and without any facts. Senior member of the Association said “Such negative unfounded news has adversely affected the poultry industry and created fear in the minds of consumers at large. I strongly urge you to not fall for any rumors enjoy unless backed by laboratory evidence” It is pertinent to say that any negative news, even if ill-founded, does create doubt in the minds of poultry consumers which is a very sensitive issue concerning consumption of these items and adversely affects, in a big way, this essential items industry and needs to be properly addressed to. The Association lauds the support of, the Chandigarh administration, to not impose any restrictions/ban on the use/import of these items into the city, following the rumors of bird flu. So in substance, the hype created in the minds of poultry products lovers, because of ill-founded spread of bird flu rumors, has been dispelled. It definitely come as a big respite to both consumers who are in the celebratory mood during this holiday season and the producers whose livelihood can be severely effected due to such rumors. Precautionary Advisory: Viruses, if any including bird flu, are completely killed on adequately cooking the poultry products at a temperature of more than 70 degrees. For most of the Indian delicacies we cook at temperatures much above 70 degrees Celsius, automatically giving us protection from any viruses. Dated-24 dec 2014 Venue- Hotel Western Court,Sector-10,Panchkula (Courtsey - papaak com)
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 09:47:52 +0000
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