November 7, 2008
Medical News Today - Thanksgiving Chefs Beware: Cooking The Turkey May Not Prevent Food Poisoning
However, it may not be enough to keep a food poisoning outbreak from crashing holiday festivities, warned Texas Tech University food safety expert Mindy Brashears.
See, the problem is, most turkeys carry a bacteria called Clostridium perfringens a common cause of food poisoning, said Brashears, director of Texas Tech’s International Center for Food Industry Excellence.