Dear Editor,
The new academic year started only a week ago and the students are already talking about
something that is missing from our campus: chicken. We are left disappointed at the cash
register when we are told that chicken isn't served at that dinning facility. The avian
influenza, better known as the bird flu, is a serious health concern and we acknowledge
that. But aren't eggs used in some of the dishes served on campus? If it's dangerous to
eat the meat of the chicken, how come its eggs are used in the food we eat everyday? The
World Health Organization states that: "Avian influenza is not transmitted through
cooked food. To date, no evidence indicates that anyone has become infected following the
consumption of properly cooked poultry or poultry products, even when these foods were
contaminated with the H5N1 virus." I say if we can have the eggs, we should be able
to have the chicken, too.
Sera De
Vor (AMER / II)
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