People who get ahead and buy their turkeys and other festive birds early and freeze them are being warned of a major safety change. The Food Standards Agency has warned that as a result of bird flu it has allowed some birds to be frozen then defrosted before being sold as chilled.
While many of these can still be refrozen at home, some will no longer be suitable. Affected products should be clearly labelled as "defrosted" and are suitable for home freezing if it says so on the label.
The FSA's says the move is temporary and information will be available for customers. It said: "This temporary change will apply to some turkey, duck, capon and goose products on sale from 28 November to 31 December and does not apply to chicken."
