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Chicken

  1. Blog

  2. Apr 8, 2026
Chicken Ick: Fecal Soup

More and more people are reporting that they are experiencing "chicken ick"—suddenly being repulsed by eating chicken. But most are probably unaware of the ickiest aspect of the chicken they are consuming: It could have been soaking in "fecal soup."

  1. Health and Nutrition News

  2. Oct 24, 2025
Poultry Is Major Source of Urinary Tract Infection

  1. News Release

  2. Jun 5, 2024
Doctors Urge Ohio Governor to Phase Out Crowded Egg Farms and Mega-Dairies Where Diseases Like Bird Flu Can Easily Spread

  1. News Release

  2. Dec 21, 2023
Billboards in Top Poultry Producing Region Urge Transition to Cell-Cultivated Chicken to Curb Bay Pollution

  1. News Release

  2. Nov 22, 2023
Physicians Committee Encourages the “Poultry Capital of the World” and other Poultry-Producing Areas to Start the Transition to Cell-Cultivated Chicken

  1. Blog

  2. Jul 6, 2021
Fried Chicken Is Hazardous for Heart Health

  1. News Release

  2. Jun 27, 2019
USDA Refuses To Protect Consumers From Fecal Contamination of Chicken and Other Meat

  1. Exam Room Podcast

  2. May 1, 2019
What's Hiding in Chicken?

  1. News Release

  2. Apr 17, 2019
Doctors Sue USDA for Ignoring Concerns Over Fecal Contamination of Chicken

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