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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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FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:44

Anyway I shall check for myself. Unless the tempura pack is full of runny tempura batter, the chicken in that packet will already be cooked through as well. But until I've checked for myself we'll just have to agree to disagree.

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:44

friendsonly · 04/05/2025 13:21

Or they just presumed a 9 year old would be able to take a snack out of the fridge in her own home? And not chose to eat raw meat?

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You missed the stuff about the child saying she thought it needed cooking and all the adults telling her no, it didn't, then?

AquaPeer · 04/05/2025 13:44

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 🤑

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

AquaPeer · 04/05/2025 13:43

Not the point but I think that is a bizarre product- i presume the photo on the front nothing like the way they look in the packet? Because marinated breadcrumbed raw chicken seems like a weird thing to sell.

they look like they’ve already been deep fried so it seems logical they just need oven heating. I don’t know how they would even be nice if raw, marinaded and breadcrumbed but not deep fried. Who oven bakes that kind of chicken? they won’t be crispy or seared.

but all that aside- the vast majority of chicken doesn’t have salmonella or other nasty. I think from a high quality supply chain it’s even less likely. Fingers crossed she’s ok.

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 🤑

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.

AthWat · 04/05/2025 13:41

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:19

That's not raw so she'll be fine. It's clearly already cooked, you can see it's cooked in the photo.

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

blackballfinal · 04/05/2025 13:41

muggart · 04/05/2025 11:42

i would have expected her to have had diarrhea last night soon after eating it, has she been fine?

It can take days for this to happen if she gets campylobacter.

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:38

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:35

Well it’s not the exact same but it is part of the same range sat side by side on the shelf, they have buttermilk, hot & spicy or Tempura - I can’t imagine that one would be cooked and one would raw.

I'll have to have a look next time I'm in. If the chicken is raw the tempura batter would be extremely runny...so that doesn't make sense either tbh.

RightOnTheEdge · 04/05/2025 13:38

I don't know how three adults could all be so thick.

I'm suprised how many posters are saying why did dd eat them when she knew they needed cooking?

Her grandparents and her aunt were insisting she was wrong. She's 9 years old, ND or not can people really not understand that children trust adults to know what's right, especially family and also not every child will be confident enough to go against what three adults were insisting is right?

TheOriginalEmu · 04/05/2025 13:37

JustMyView13 · 04/05/2025 13:28

@TheOriginalEmu I think the confusion on whether they’re raw inside is linked to the likelihood of causing illness, and not whether the product needs cooking first.

Yeah, but there are products that you can cook but you don’t have to cook, so maybe they thought it was something like that and the confusion in comments here just shows that it’s an easy mistake to make.

LAMPS1 · 04/05/2025 13:36

That’s a really bad mistake to have made on their part especially as your DD was telling them it should be cooked. The packaging is very clear about it needing to be cooked for 18 minutes before eating.
It’s good she hadn’t had signs of food poisoning but your grandparents really can’t be trusted to look after a child and your sister needs educating too.

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:35

Well it’s not the exact same but it is part of the same range sat side by side on the shelf, they have buttermilk, hot & spicy or Tempura - I can’t imagine that one would be cooked and one would raw.

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:34

That's not the same product though, is it.

Mind you now I won't be able to rest until I check for myself....which is a problem because we don't eat the tenders. 😡😡

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Friends1996 · 04/05/2025 13:33

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:32

In the interest of the thread I just popped downstairs as we have some of the Aldi Tempura tenders in the fridge.

On cutting on open they are 100% raw chicken inside.

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Thank you for letting me know about this as I didn’t have any left to check!

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 04/05/2025 13:33

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.

Oh brilliant.

So let just anyone babysit, even if they're incapable of keeping a child safe.

Got it.

Hmm
TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:32

In the interest of the thread I just popped downstairs as we have some of the Aldi Tempura tenders in the fridge.

On cutting on open they are 100% raw chicken inside.

Hollyhobbi · 04/05/2025 13:31

WhatsTheStorey · 04/05/2025 11:40

That’s not good and I would also of been annoyed. I think the effects of eating something like uncooked chicken would normally be pretty instantaneous and if she’s not had any food poisoning symptoms yet or general ill effects, she may have had a lucky / highly surprising escape? Might be worth a 111 call to double check. How old is your DD?

Raw chicken would not make you sick instantaneously.

TheHappyBug · 04/05/2025 13:29

I wouldn’t think they are raw, they look precooked and needing reheating to me.

Not ideal that they let her eat them but she’s unlikely to get sick.

JustMyView13 · 04/05/2025 13:28

@TheOriginalEmu I think the confusion on whether they’re raw inside is linked to the likelihood of causing illness, and not whether the product needs cooking first.

FGSWhatMoreCanISay · 04/05/2025 13:28

I'm not saying adults weren't irresponsible btw @Friends1996! Just saying I don't think you need to worry that she'll get ill.

zingally · 04/05/2025 13:28

These aren't made with raw chicken. When you take them out of the packet, they aren't floppy and wet as raw chicken would be. They go in the oven to cook the batter, that's all.

TheignT · 04/05/2025 13:27

Lollipop2025 · 04/05/2025 13:13

My daughter put something similar in her lunch for school. She thought is was the precooked stuff. She ate some of it but she didn't become unwell. Hopefully she'll be OK. Very annoying an adult didn't check.

I think it is probably that sort of confusion. I've had similar products that are pre cooked and some that are raw, some chilled some frozen. Not great but confusion rather than malice.

DarkLion · 04/05/2025 13:27

If it’s any reassurance, the chicken in breaded stuff like those is usually precooked, you’re just cooking them to crisp up the breadcrumbs and so the meat is hot but I can see why you’d be upset given there was 3 adults around

TheOriginalEmu · 04/05/2025 13:26

I mean it was an error but the fact so many people here are unsure if it’s raw or not shows that it IS a confusing product. They made a mistake, that’s all. It’s not like they wanted to poison your child on purpose, so maybe showing a little grace is in order.