When eating a wild pigeon, what dual exposure pathway increases the criticality of the handling phase compared to eating squab?
Answer
Unknown internal load from diet and high external load from environmental contact
The risk profile for consuming a wild pigeon involves a dual pathway that is largely absent when eating farm-raised squab. Firstly, the wild bird carries an unknown internal microbiological load accumulated from its uncontrolled diet, which may include discarded urban waste. Secondly, it carries a high external load due to roosting habits on ledges frequented by various species. Because of this dual exposure, the handling phase—including field dressing and preventing cross-contamination in the kitchen—becomes significantly more critical for a wild bird than for a commercially processed one.
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