Green Muscle Disease

[barefoot]

I had never heard of this disease until yesterday. It's a disease that chickens get in particular the chickens/broilers that are reared specifically for meat production.
We had visitors over the weekend and we went out for dinner last night. One of our guests ordered a chicken dish. She had eaten two mouthfuls of the chicken breast, before noticing the chicken meat was green. The waitress took the dish away immediately and the manager apologised and offered to replace the meal. He said he did not know why the chicken was green but was still able to assured us it was not harmful.
After making further inquiries we discovered that restaurants know exactly what it.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/3142/deep-pectoral-myopathy-green-muscle-disease-in-broilers/

I won't be eating chicken in a restaurant again....

[dinny]

Never heard of it either.......you honestly don't know what your getting in a restaurant , they don't believe in throwing out food not matter how far it gone by it's eat before date .......and I usually have a chicken dish .....as i thought well what can go wrong with chicken......will have to think hard before I decide before I order it again......and I love Thai Green Chicken Curry

[Mykidsmom]

Oh my god...I never heard of this either...Might be a good time to only eat vegetarian dishes when dining out...but then theres the issue with the veggies, lettuce and some green veggies were off limit here around christmas....Liquid lunches are probably safer

did she accept another meal BB?? id have been terrified

[Napper Tandy]

Oh my god...I never heard of this either...Might be a good time to only eat vegetarian dishes when dining out...but then theres the issue with the veggies, lettuce and some green veggies were off limit here around christmas....Liquid lunches are probably safer

did she accept another meal BB?? id have been terrified

USA Farming methods are different than the EU. They use minimal treated human waste water to irrigate in the States which means your asking for trouble with ecoli.

[avcah]

Its not easy being green....ask kermit

[jembo]

So this is what happened to your man.

[Mykidsmom]

USA Farming methods are different than the EU. They use minimal treated human waste water to irrigate in the States which means your asking for trouble with ecoli.

I know....which is why i always buy local seasonal veggies but also meat & chicken...in fact my mission ive pretty much achieved this past two years has been to buy only canadian...i refuse to keep trumps economy floating with my pennys lol

[cogito]

Harmless apparently....

...The lesion does not impair the general health of the chickens and is generally found during cut-up and deboning. The condition is not associated with any infectious or harmful substance and has no food safety concern other than affecting the aesthetic appearance of the meat.

https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fst/whatsnew_fst_Green_Meat_in_Chickens.html

[KatieMorag]

I'm not usually one to bang the vegetarian drum, but from what I've read the chickens get this because they're "flapping their wings too much" - probably because they're kept in cramped conditions. And as Cogs' article shows, the green thing is not harmful to humans.

[barefoot]

I'm not usually one to bang the vegetarian drum, but from what I've read the chickens get this because they're "flapping their wings too much" - probably because they're kept in cramped conditions. And as Cogs' article shows, the green thing is not harmful to humans.

Don't know Katie...the colour green would indicate to me that there was an infection of some kind in that general area at some stage. The poultry industry are not going to tell us it's harmful. I will never eat chicken again ....actually I'm seriously thinking of giving up all kinds of meat...for good.

[barefoot]

Oh my god...I never heard of this either...Might be a good time to only eat vegetarian dishes when dining out...but then theres the issue with the veggies, lettuce and some green veggies were off limit here around christmas....Liquid lunches are probably safer

did she accept another meal BB?? id have been terrified

No Helen, she didn't really feel like eating afterwards. She had a starter beforehand and she had dessert and lots of wine....lol...

[Mykidsmom]

god i dont blame her...i wouldnt have either...even the thought of it makes me want to be sick