Want a side of fries with that poop burger?

Turkey, for all its health benefits as a lean protein, harbors a dirty secret. Read on and you’ll wish you could un-learn it.

Ground turkey, it turns out, is teeming with fecal bacteria. Consumer Reports says more than half the samples in a just-published study tested positive for poop germs, among other things. And nine out of 10 harbored at least one of five toxic bacteria: salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus. None had campylobactor, as if that cancels the rest out.

Better get that burger well-done! But still, ew.

Researchers tested 257 samples bought at regular grocery stores in 21 states from 27 distinct brands. Yeah, so? It’s raw meat, it’s all riddled with microscopic nasties, just some more than others, right? Well, true, but there’s an added level of ick-factor to this mess. The bacteria continues to evolve into strains super-resistant to antibiotics because, contrary to scientific advice, Big Turkey hasn’t curbed its use of the medicine, the magazine states. The study says a lot of the contamination came from feces in slaughtered turkey guts getting mixed up with the muscle meat.

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