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Man eats raw chicken for 25 days – why isn’t he sick?

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John (surname withheld) is an influencer from Florida who has gained notoriety by eating raw chicken for at least 25 days. He uses a blender to grind up the uncooked chicken (wing and breast) with flavourings, raw eggs and lettuce before drinking this chicken smoothie. Raw chicken and eggs have a significant infection risk from harmful bacteria such as salmonella and campylobacter, which can cause severe illness. Symptoms of food poisoning include fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and blood infections that, even in healthy people, can lead to hospitalisation and death. So why has John not fallen sick with food poisoning from such an...... Read Full article on HadNews

we’ve found a way to keep it fresh for longer

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Cheese is a highly nutritious food produced in hundreds of varieties around the world. It’s all made by fermenting milk but the results range widely in flavour, texture and end uses. The global market value of cheese was about US$83.4 billion in 2022 and is projected to exceed US$120 billion in 2028. In Nigeria, the most popular cheese is wara, a soft product with a mild, sweet taste and milky flavour. Wara is produced by coagulating cow’s milk with an extract of sodom apple (Calotropis procera, or bomubomu) and is traditionally sold in its whey (milk-like liquid), sometimes in a calabash, at room temperature. Unhygienic conditions ...... Read Full article on HadNews