# Consumer Report: More than 50% ground turkey tested positive for fecal bacteria **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 1, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927 "2013-05-01T16:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/1 "2013-05-01T16:14:56Z")
…along with your garden variety “nutrient” like E. coli & Enterococcus. It gets worst…:pop > Adding to the concern, almost all of the disease-causing organisms in our 257 samples proved resistant to one or more of the antibiotics commonly used to fight them. Turkeys (and other food animals, including chickens and pigs) are given antibiotics to treat acute illness; but healthy animals may also get drugs daily in their food and water to boost their rate of weight gain and to prevent disease. Many of the drugs are similar to antibiotics important in human medicine. > That practice, especially prevalent at large feedlots and mass-production facilities, is speeding the growth of drug-resistant superbugs, a serious health concern. People sickened by those bacteria might need to try several antibiotics before one succeeds. Read full article here: [Ground Turkey | Food Safety - Consumer Reports Investigation](http://www.consumerreports.org/turkey0613) ---
**Author:** ![rexford\_flats\_racing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rexford_flats_racing/32/6295_2.png) [@rexford\_flats\_racing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rexford_flats_racing)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/2 "2013-05-01T18:03:04Z")
No shit. ---
**Author:** ![GearheadNY.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GearheadNY.com](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GearheadNY.com)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/3 "2013-05-02T06:07:23Z")
On of the many problems with our food supply. One of the many reasons our family has made a lot of changes to our diet. There’s actually a problem with all of the mass produced/factory farmed meats like this. Remember this the next time you buy a cheap hamburger… ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/4 "2013-05-02T06:11:25Z")
Who buys _ground_ turkey? ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/5 "2013-05-02T06:14:05Z")
> [@E85 around buffalo or lancaster?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-around-buffalo-or-lancaster/52574/9): > > Who buys _ground_ turkey? Turkey burgers and meatballs if seasoned right are pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![TracEy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tracey/32/6561_2.png) [@TracEy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TracEy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/6 "2013-05-02T06:46:23Z")
^^^^ HOW DO YOU KNOW?!?!? We only cook with ground turkey, both of our preferences! I make all my meatballs/ tacos/ burgers/ etc with turkey. I wish I could have taken a picture of Mikey B’s face the one time I told him the meatballs I made were turkey 🙂 priceless! ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/7 "2013-05-02T06:47:53Z")
> [@Cobraman04\>Psycopjv\>Biged with other randomness](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cobraman04-psycopjv-biged-with-other-randomness/52578/9): > > ^^^^ HOW DO YOU KNOW?!?!? > > We only cook with ground turkey, both of our preferences! I make all my meatballs/ tacos/ burgers/ etc with turkey. I wish I could have taken a picture of Mikey B’s face the one time I told him the meatballs I made were turkey 🙂 priceless! Because delicious! Tracey dinners are EPIC! ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/8 "2013-05-02T07:23:34Z")
> [@Miata v US Version of Bunta](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miata-v-us-version-of-bunta/52571/8): > > No shit. Actually it’s the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/9 "2013-05-02T07:25:03Z")
And ground turkey is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/10 "2013-05-02T07:33:44Z")
40% of all the laundry you do spread fecal bacteria through out the clothes as you are cleaning them. If you own pets and do their bedding in the same washer that number jumps to 76%. If you own a 7 year old or older top load washer the water between the tub is as much as 10% fecal matter ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/11 "2013-05-02T07:44:19Z")
I eat a lot of ground turkey as well, sub ground beef for it. ---
**Author:** ![ramairetransam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@ramairetransam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ramairetransam)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/12 "2013-05-02T09:42:58Z")
> [@E85 around buffalo or lancaster?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-around-buffalo-or-lancaster/52574/13): > > 40% of all the laundry you do spread fecal bacteria through out the clothes as you are cleaning them. > > If you own pets and do their bedding in the same washer that number jumps to 76%. > > If you own a 7 year old or older top load washer the water between the tub is as much as 10% fecal matter a little poop is good for you . ---
**Author:** ![Phate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/13 "2013-05-02T14:19:31Z")
> [@E85 around buffalo or lancaster?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-around-buffalo-or-lancaster/52574/9): > > Who buys _ground_ turkey? For shit like tacos and chili its goddamned perfect, and I’m under the impression that its generally better for you. 90% of people don’t even notice the difference. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/14 "2013-05-02T14:24:44Z")
Take some ground turkey mix it with an egg/egg white, a little turkey stuffing mix, diced onions, and diced celery, salt and pepper to taste. Form into burgers and grill them up. Thank me later. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/15 "2013-05-02T16:20:52Z")
I eat a lot of ground turkey because my wife doesn’t eat red meat. How are people making their hamburgers? Because those dam things crumble when I put them on the grill. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/16 "2013-05-02T16:26:53Z")
> [@E85 around buffalo or lancaster?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e85-around-buffalo-or-lancaster/52574/9): > > Who buys _ground_ turkey? I usually have a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground turkey in a crockpot of chili/ I would think that cooking the ground turkey kills the poop/bacteria anyway. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/17 "2013-05-02T16:36:25Z")
> [@Hang Your Cross"](#): > > I eat a lot of ground turkey because my wife doesn’t eat red meat. > > How are people making their hamburgers? Because those dam things crumble when I put them on the grill. See my post above yours. ---
**Author:** ![TracEy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tracey/32/6561_2.png) [@TracEy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TracEy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/18 "2013-05-03T05:31:39Z")
I usually just mix the ground turkey with fresh jalapeeeeenos and cubed habanero cheese and some montreal steak seasoning- as long as you mix it good they usually stay together pretty well on the grill. ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/consumer-report-more-than-50-ground-turkey-tested-positive-for-fecal-bacteria/266927/19 "2013-05-03T07:06:49Z")
> [@FS/ WTT Mtx Thunder 304 Amp](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-wtt-mtx-thunder-304-amp/52237/2): > > I usually just mix the ground turkey with fresh jalapeeeeenos and cubed habanero cheese and some montreal steak seasoning- as long as you mix it good they usually stay together pretty well on the grill. Have had said concoction, it’s gooooood.