No, there is nothing wrong with ‘puffy’ sealed packaging containing raw chicken. It does not mean the chicken isn’t safe to consume.
"This is a USDA-approved packaging process, and there is no food safety concern, said Tom Super, spokesperson for the trade association."The puffiness of the bags actually indicates the packaging is properly sealed. The best indicators of spoilage would be the Sell By or Use By date, discoloration, foul smell and/or leakage, not the particular packaging."from the USDA, bag puffiness can result from a process called"controlled atmosphere packaging.
Packaging manufacturers replace some or all of the oxygen inside the bag or package with gasses like carbon dioxide or nitrogen in order to preserve the raw poultry, according to the guidelines. Otherwise,"oxygen in the air hastens both the chemical breakdown and microbial spoilage" of the protein, the USDA’s website says.The USDA further advises that the best way to assess whether poultry is safe for cooking is to inspect its physical appearance, scent and color.
"In addition to the color change, the meat or poultry will have an off odor, be sticky or tacky to the touch, or it may be slimy,"Our ruling A viral Facebook video claimed sealed bags of raw poultry that appear taut or"puffy" are indicative of spoilage, making the protein unsafe to consume.for packaging. Puffy packaging is generally an indicator the distributor used a process called controlled atmosphere packaging in which oxygen is supplemented with carbon dioxide or nitrogen.
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