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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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OneDenimQuoter · 04/05/2025 14:08

diddl · 04/05/2025 14:03

Looks raw to me.

What does it say on the back of the packet?

Does it have cooking rather than heating instructions?

I'm sure I've seen stuff over here with a warning of something like "do not eat raw/uncooked" & I used to think who on earth would need a warning like that?

Nothing wrong with clear instructions on packets. After all it's food and how would you know how to eat something... Because you have been told once

diddl · 04/05/2025 14:03

Looks raw to me.

What does it say on the back of the packet?

Does it have cooking rather than heating instructions?

I'm sure I've seen stuff over here with a warning of something like "do not eat raw/uncooked" & I used to think who on earth would need a warning like that?

KnickerFolder · 04/05/2025 14:03

Tekknonan · 04/05/2025 11:39

It's not ideal to put it mildly, but chicken tenders are not a major source of salmonella poisoning. This tends to lurk closer to the bone. With luck, your DD will be OK.

However, your family should have made sure she didn't eat it, and they should have checked the packet. They do look as though they are cooked, but it only takes a minute to check.

Salmonella and Campylobacter don’t “lurk near the bone” 🙄 They are found in the digestive tract. When the digestive tract is removed during processing or butchery, the bacteria can be transferred to the surfaces of the chicken pieces (bone, skin or muscle).

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 14:02

Sorry for doubting you @TheHappyBug!

Changeyourlifes · 04/05/2025 14:01

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:41

The photo is of it cooked, ffs, as it is on all packet photos!

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Perhaps the other poster was not referring to the packaging photo - but the food shown inside the container. For example this food looks raw, judging by what it looks like in the container: https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/specially-selected-free-range-chicken-thigh-000000000000386211

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 14:01

Yes quite! Definitely raw. Out of curiosity, does it say it's suitable for freezing? I. Wondering if they flash freeze after dunking in batter and quickly cooking to set?

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 04/05/2025 13:59

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:53

Looks raw to me.

Without the shadow of a doubt here.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 04/05/2025 13:58

AquaPeer · 04/05/2025 13:44

I’m not sure they’re that idiotic to be fair, when we’re all struggling to understand them. They are a weird product

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This is true but surely you wouldn't just eat it without it being warmed up at least. A cold battered product, bleuch. Then you would have to read the instructions!

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:57

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:53

Looks raw to me.

Oh that's definitely raw! I take it all back! Urgh so how do they manage not to part cook the chicken??

Changeyourlifes · 04/05/2025 13:57

to be honest I wouldn’t have immediately thought that was completely raw. Raw chicken is soft/slimy/shapeless whereas the food shown on the website looks in a much firmer shape. I definitely would have checked the packaging though and not blindly tell others to eat it as is.

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:54

Zippidydoodah · 04/05/2025 13:52

Most people know to check, you’d have thought.

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I did think that but half the posters on this thread are still inisting that product is cooked.

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:53

Looks raw to me.

Will she get sick from eating this and AIBU for being a little pissed off?
Will she get sick from eating this and AIBU for being a little pissed off?
FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:52

Oh yes that makes sense about it just being the coolest part of the fridge.

In any case I hope your DD is fine @Friends1996 it's much more likely the chicken wasn't contaminated with anything.

I think most people are aware that you can buy uncooked or cooked chicken products. I've never confused the two in person, because they're quite different in nature, but I guess it's harder to determine on photos!

My daughter once ate uncooked bacon rashers and I was a bit worried even though I knew it was likely going to be okay. She was fine in the end.

Zippidydoodah · 04/05/2025 13:52

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:51

Are there really this many people in the world who don't know you can buy cooked chilled battered chicken and uncooked chilled battered chicken? Really?

Most people know to check, you’d have thought.

Zippidydoodah · 04/05/2025 13:52

Yanbu and I hope your daughter is ok! That’s so negligent.

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:51

Are there really this many people in the world who don't know you can buy cooked chilled battered chicken and uncooked chilled battered chicken? Really?

OneDenimQuoter · 04/05/2025 13:51

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:47

The batter can't be cooked without the chicken being cooked too as that would be a huge risk for food poisoning. So yes, it's very confusing to have the instruction to keep at bottom of fridge. What madness is this ALDI??

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Keep at bottom of fridge because it's the coolest?

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:50

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:48

Honestly, it's not cooked. That's how batter looks on frozen or chilled uncooked chicken. I don't know how they process it to get the batter like this, but the chicken is uncooked. I can assure you of this. Of course there are some which are cooked, and you can eat straight from the packet, and they will always say so on the packet.

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Ah well, I've already invested way too much time in this (that's what Day 21 of being ill does to you heh) so I concede I may be wrong!

I'll have a sneaky pick next time I'm at ALDI.

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:50

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:47

The batter can't be cooked without the chicken being cooked too as that would be a huge risk for food poisoning. So yes, it's very confusing to have the instruction to keep at bottom of fridge. What madness is this ALDI??

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It looks "cooked". It isn't. The manufacturing process makes it look like that.

OneDenimQuoter · 04/05/2025 13:49

I think they are partially cooked

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:49

Peakcentral · 04/05/2025 13:48

Why do the posters in these threads never just pop to the shops to buy another pack and check if the meat in the product is actually raw (which I very much doubt it is)?

That would be my first action, were I so desperately worried that my child had been exposed to salmonella.

Shes not asking if it was raw, she knows it was. It's loads of other people who are insisting it isn't. The OP is asking if her daughter will get ill.

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:48

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:42

Uhm no the photo of the packet shows cooked batter on the pieces inside the packet! Not the sleeve...obviously.

Honestly, it's not cooked. That's how batter looks on frozen or chilled uncooked chicken. I don't know how they process it to get the batter like this, but the chicken is uncooked. I can assure you of this. Of course there are some which are cooked, and you can eat straight from the packet, and they will always say so on the packet.

Peakcentral · 04/05/2025 13:48

Why do the posters in these threads never just pop to the shops to buy another pack and check if the meat in the product is actually raw (which I very much doubt it is)?

That would be my first action, were I so desperately worried that my child had been exposed to salmonella.

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:47

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 04/05/2025 13:43

It looks like the batter has been cooked already but reading the "store at bottom of fridge" implies it is a raw product.
Trio of idiots you have there op
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I think she would have shown signs of food poisoning by now 🤑

The batter can't be cooked without the chicken being cooked too as that would be a huge risk for food poisoning. So yes, it's very confusing to have the instruction to keep at bottom of fridge. What madness is this ALDI??

VivIsBlonde · 04/05/2025 13:45

Friends1996 · 04/05/2025 13:25

Because she’s autistic and is constantly being told it’s fine by adults she trusts? Don’t compare NT and ND children

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Oh ffs!
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