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Will she get sick from eating this and AIBU for being a little pissed off?

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Friends1996 · 04/05/2025 11:33

I had a hospital appointment yesterday and couldn’t take DD with me (she has autism and doesn’t cope in hospital environments).

I left her at home, with my grandparents (early 70’s, still fit and active, etc) and my sister (28 years old). She is quite easy to look after, as she just goes off and does her own thing and only really needs supervising.

I spoke to my grandparents today who said that she was complaining that the chicken in the fridge was spicy yesterday when she was eating it. I then realised that these (linked below) were what she was talking about and that all 3 of them have let DD eat it raw!

I did get a little bit pissed off because firstly, it’s obviously a packet of chicken that needs cooking and it says it right on the front. Secondly, DD kept telling them that it needed cooking and they just ignored her and thought they knew better.

Will this make her sick and unwell? She ate I would say maybe a small filet of it? And AIBU for being pissed off at all 3 of them for making such a stupid mistake and not checking properly?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/roosters-hot-spicy-chicken-tenders-000000000580751002

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Booboobagins · 04/05/2025 12:49

I dont know how old your DD is but adults in the house and noone looking after the child? Wtf.

It's definitely raw chicken. I hope she doesn't get ill.

Dont leave her with them again, they're incompetent. Food poisoning from chicken can kill people.

CustardySergeant · 04/05/2025 12:44

I would be furious with them. Have they acknowledged they were wrong and apologised?

ItGhoul · 04/05/2025 12:40

user2848502016 · 04/05/2025 11:42

If she ate it yesterday she would probably be sick by now if she was going to be sick, food poisoning happens quickly usually.
I would be annoyed though yes but I guess it was a genuine mistake, hopefully they have apologised to you and your DD.
If they ever look after her again make sure there is a lunchbox ready prepared

It’s a myth that food poisoning always happens quickly. Campylobacter is the main risk from chicken and it takes a few days to make you ill.

However, it’s totally possible - more likely, in fact - that the OP’s daughter will be fine. We’re all exposed to food poisoning bugs at times without becoming ill.

I suspect that commercially produced chicken tenders are probably low risk for salmonella or campylobacter.

Iloveeverycat · 04/05/2025 12:36

ChandrilanDiscoDroid · 04/05/2025 11:45

The chicken itself is cooked. You really only put it in the oven to warm and crisp it. It won't poison her.

It is raw but if she is still okay now she will be fine

gamerchick · 04/05/2025 12:34

Penko25 · 04/05/2025 12:25

Well, they were doing you a favour looking after her. Find another baby sitter if you’re not happy.

So people can do what they want to your kids because they're doing you a favour? Weird way of thinking.

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 04/05/2025 12:33

If there are some left then break one open. Ive had them before and didnt think they were raw chicken tbh but could be wrong judging by other posters comments.

I think if she was going to be unwell then she would have been by now though so fingers crossed

thepariscrimefiles · 04/05/2025 12:32

Penko25 · 04/05/2025 12:25

Well, they were doing you a favour looking after her. Find another baby sitter if you’re not happy.

OP only needed the favour as she had a hospital appointment and her autistic DD can't cope with the hospital environment. It's not as if OP was going clubbing. It's hardly a favour if they feed OP's child with raw chicken and she becomes ill. Even when OP's DD told them it needed cooking, they ignored her.

Lovethystupidneighbour · 04/05/2025 12:32

eating raw chicken will increase your risk of food poisoning. You don’t get it every time

amooseymoomum · 04/05/2025 12:30

how irresponsible if she said she was having something to eat, they should have made sure it was suitable for her. sounds like she has more sense than them; if she said it needed cooking they had no right to ignore her.
sadly I think its likely to have an upset tum or sickness
hugs to her

justkeepswimingswiming · 04/05/2025 12:27

Can take up to 24-48 hours for food poisoning to show. I’d be furious, it doesn’t take 5 seconds to read a packet.

FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 04/05/2025 12:27

This particular product IS raw, it isn't the type you just heat up.

But even if it was, it is disgustingly lazy that 3 adults couldn't get your daughter food she would enjoy (or heat/cook this chicken). It doesn't matter that they thought it was precooked.

She was clearly hungry, poor thing. Also being ignored when she TOLD them it was raw? Do they think autistic children are stupid and shouldn't be listened to??? (sorry this is a sore topic for me).

Even if she doesn't get sick I would be really angry and not think them fit to care for her.

Penko25 · 04/05/2025 12:25

Well, they were doing you a favour looking after her. Find another baby sitter if you’re not happy.

Aligirlbear · 04/05/2025 12:20

If she ate it yesterday and it was going to make her ill she would be displaying symptoms by now. She will probably be ok but just keep an eye on her.

MontyDonsBlueScarf · 04/05/2025 12:19

The label clearly says 'cooks in 18 minutes' in big letters on the front, you don't even have to read the small print. It's obviously raw.

ChompandaGrazia · 04/05/2025 12:15

Did none of the adults eat any themselves and realise it was raw?

Illbefinejustbloodyfine · 04/05/2025 12:12

DM fed my children barely cooked big fat chicken drumsticks. They had 2 each. It was slighy cooked on the outside, but raw inside. Awful. They were fine. Fingers crossed for your daughter!

dementedpixie · 04/05/2025 12:11

I'm sure it's a raw product. I have seen them instore with the other raw chicken

Em308 · 04/05/2025 12:11

God knows where people make these assumptions from. All posters saying the meat is precooked are wrong. These are raw, albeit very processed and require cooking. It doesn’t mean it will definitely be carrying salmonella so hopefully your daughter will be fine.

Delphiniumandlupins · 04/05/2025 12:10

Is it actually raw? Or is heating it just a serving suggestion?

SwanOfThoseThings · 04/05/2025 11:56

It looks like the kind of product that would have lots of preservatives in it (I can't find an ingredients list though) so she will probably be OK.

To get ill from eating raw meat, the meat has to be contaminated in the first place. It's not raw chicken that makes you ill, it's bacteria in it that have multiplied while it's been stored and have not been killed by cooking at high temperature.

The chances are she will be OK but I would suggest drinking plenty of water so as to be well hydrated in case she does get an attack of D&V.

WonderingWanda · 04/05/2025 11:56

I think it won't have been totally raw but yes it's not great to eat things like that without the reheating because of the risk of bacteria of any sort. I would agree with others that if she hasn't begun to feel ill now them hopefully she has got away with it and been lucky. Even if you eat raw or undercooked meat it wouldn't always result in food poisoning.

Bournetilly · 04/05/2025 11:52

They chickens already cooked isn’t it? They shouldn’t have let her eat it but I think she will be fine, she would probably be ill by now if she had food poisoning.

NewBinBag · 04/05/2025 11:51

Likelihood is she'll be fine.
Firstly, I'd be amazed if they are raw chicken, they look like a standard reheat product.

Second, they are from a reputable supplier.
The meat will have stayed in the chill chain from killing through processing, transport, to display, limiting the chances for bacterial growth (plus other factors - it's called the hurdle effect if anyone's interested!).

If anything makes her ill it may well be the spicy coating upsetting her stomach if she's not used to it.

But yeah, I'd be raising my eyebrows if my kids grandparents were letting my kid help themselves to meat products out the fridge & telling her it was fine to do so.

dementedpixie · 04/05/2025 11:50

I dont think the chicken is cooked. Aldi sells raw hot and spicy chicken too. It would say 'ready to eat' if it was cooked already.

tinyspiny · 04/05/2025 11:46

Salmonella symptoms usually start at about 6 hours but campylobacter can take 1-2 days to show up - hopefully your daughter will be fine but stay alert . Your relatives are idiots , it’s obvious that needed cooking , even if you can’t see/ read it’s like a chicken goujon although I would expect it to be spicy as it says it’s hot on the pack .