Weird laws (or lack thereof)

Technically, it's not illegal to distribute Salmonella-tainted food.

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Just to be clear here, if I cook it to at least 165 °F (74 °C) internal then the drug resistant Salmonella still dies, correct?
- http://twitter.com/Listener43 Listener43
  
  Sure, but now we’re just breeding new strains of heat-resistant bacteria. There is no end in sight, I’m afraid.
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Salmonella is pretty much endemic in the guts of poultry. Cook your eggs, chicken and turkey well done and you should be fine.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Campylobacter’s a nice fowl-borne illness, too. My first and only 106° fever.