**THANKSGIVING TURKEY**

Thanksgiving turkeys — and other poultry — are less likely to be contaminated with bacteria that can cause food poisoning if the birds chowed on natural feed ingredients, scientists have found. About 76 million cases of food poisoning occur in the United States every year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outbreaks of various pathogens traced to spinach, peanut butter, tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, and other foods have grabbed headlines in recent years. But plants aren't the only food that can become contaminated by disease-causing microbes. Meat can be just as dangerous if not handled properly "Food-borne pathogens are very prevalent in a lot of our domestic animals, and especially in poultry. The two biggest bacterial contaminants of poultry are the well-known Salmonella, and the perhaps less well-known Campylobacter, which is actually the No. 1 cause of food poisoning i in the United States and the world. Signs of food poisoning include vomiting and diarrhea. Make sure that our turkeys are well cooked...ENJOY THANKSGIVING DINNER FOLKS...