Raw chicken eaten by kids - help!!

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Hey
due to an awful miscommunication my 6 yo has eaten raw chicken & given some to her 18m sister.
I told her she could get a snack from the fridge, she misunderstood which shelf I meant and she opened herself up a packet of raw chicken goujons, thinking it was the cooked chicken I was telling her to grab.
she must have had a couple of big bites, realised it was disgusting and passed it straight to her little sister, before I realised what was going on and intervened.

it’s been a couple of hours, both girls seem fine and have had a good dinner plus lots of lemon water and some raw garlic on toast (on the very distant off chance that garlic and lemon may help kill off some bacteria).
ive also rubbed coconut oil and lavender & tea tree all over their tummies, I know it’s probably nonsense, but grasping at straws here.
Has anyone else had this happen?
is it worth calling 111 (wait times are super long here atm) - I doubt they would prescribe antibiotics without any symptoms? Or is it just a case of watch and wait and hope they’ve somehow dodged serous food poisoning.

Raw chicken isn't poisonous in itself, the problem is the potential for contamination. I would watch and wait.

🤣🤣 love your hopeful remedies! I think they will be fine but it is a case of watch and wait.

Props for getting two young kids to eat raw garlic on toast!

Nothing you can do about it now so no point stressing until you have a reason too. Most likely they'll be just fine.

They may be okay. Not every chicken is contaminated with salmonella/Campylobacter.

I think they'll be fine op. Probably worst case they might have some upset tummies for a day or two

This exact thing happened with my friend many years ago. Her toddler son helped himself to several raw chicken goujons on a tray that were waiting to go into the oven. He liked the coating so much that he kept eating! In his case, he had diarrhoea for several days but my friend kept him well hydrated and he was fine.

Was it definitely raw? I thought most of these pre-made ones are cooked already.

Haha! Well usually I’m pleased that the girls will try everything put in front of them , but under the circumstances I now wish they were a lot more picky, as they’re clearly happy to eat raw chicken! Absolute little terrors.

It’s fine. My son ate a whole raw chicken breast when he was a toddler. He’s 28 now and has t suffered any ill effects.

It can be 12-24 hours for side effects ( ive had salmonella twice, 24/25hours both times(.
i was Ill for 4-5 days but no lasting effects

Maybe avoid leaving the house for long in the next 24-48 hours! I've heard this happen many times and all has been ok though.

Im pretty sure they are raw, as it says quite clearly on the packet - contains raw meat etc.
but saying that, it didn’t look completely raw when I got it off them - so maybe it’s half cooked or something? Not even sure if that’s a thing?

Chillax. The worst thing is they'll geta tummy upset. Just be prepared with lots of loo roll etc

Totally understand your distress OP but British chicken and eggs are virtually 100% clear of salmonella nowadays. So much testing is done on the birds and eggs.

My mum got salmonella poisoningwhen abroad once, within less than an hour of eating an egg she was in hospital, other countries don't have such high welfare and hygiene standards.

If your kids are feeling fine and eating I would not worry as they would be showing signs of illness by now x

Yes, you’ll be able to tell by their general health. My friend’s goujon-guzzling toddler was running around perfectly happily despite having the runs! It was more a massive inconvenience than anything else.

It's not guaranteed they'll get I'll - not all chicken has salmonella. I would just assume it's fine untill/if they show food poisoning symptoms. I think it's 6-24 hours later.

It's campylobacter that's more of an issue than salmonella, but hopefully they'll be fine!

Quite. And it can strake a few days to show up. Hopefully they will be fine but I would make sure you have rehydration sachets, squash (with sugar) and calpol!

I would also think that the goujons are pre-cooked and the processing would reduce the risk.

I also laughed at your hopeful remedies, thanks for sharing!

@AgentProvocateur a whole raw chicken breast! The thought makes me sick, so slimy! I'm surprised he even managed to chew through it!