PETALING JAYA: Chickens from Kelantan are safe to be eaten but they must be properly cooked, said the Health Ministry following the Influenza A (H5N1) outbreak.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the World Health Organisation had said that chickens and chicken products are safe to be eaten if they are cooked at a temperature more than 70°C as the virus will be killed at that temperature.
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