KFC not chicken - Twitter Picture

[Manchester77]

So I was on twitter and this got retweeted onto my timeline

kfc by Manchester_77, on Flickr

the reason they call it KFC is that it's not chicken. They actually use genetically manipulated organisms. They are kept alive with tubes pumping blood around them. They have no feathers or beaks.

Is it actually true..?

 

[richw]

Looking at their website, kfc.co.uk it is not true.

All of their chickens are red tractor certified as well

 

[deltic1989]

This has been doing the rounds for a while. Snopes.com has this down as false.

 

[Ivo]

Something like that would almost certainly be more expensive than rearing chickens, by the time you consider the magnitude of the company.

Never mind anything else, in my opinion this alone would probably disprove this (fanciful) theory.

 

[Bungle73]

Why do people believe this crap? And they've been trading under the name "KFC" for years, so it's not a recent change.

 

[WillPS]

Absolute rubbish of the highest order.

And that twitter post is no better.

NB: I actually love KFC.

 

[Bungle73]

The real issue is the way this sort of stuff gets spread around the Internet by idiots, and laped up by other idiots.

I've someone I was at school with on FB, and they keep sharing this sort of nonsense too. The last one was how drinking cold water afte eating "causes cancer"..........

 

[Ivo]

The real issue is the way this sort of stuff gets spread around the Internet by idiots, and laped up by other idiots.

Quote of the Month.

 

[Qwerty133]

think its 13 days to late

 

[richw]

Is it actually true..?

The real issue is the way this sort of stuff gets spread around the Internet by idiots, and laped up by other idiots.

I'm hoping the OP wasnt serious asking if it is true!

 

[SS4]

Why do people believe this crap? And they've been trading under the name "KFC" for years, so it's not a recent change.

Confirmation bias has a lot to answer for, people believe it because they want to believe it

 

[user15681]

Not true...

However, on a separate but similar note, KFC have been getting a bit of a reputation for their fried chicken not actually being chicken breast. Instead, a lovely crisp chicken kidney. They say it's accidental, but has happened a fair few times.

For those that like KFC, do not open this link...
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/Zgky...ken-brain-andor-kidney-uk-student-146362.jpeg

A quick Google image search for 'KFC kidney' will show lots more examples. Apologies.

 

[richw]

Not true...

However, on a separate but similar note, KFC have been getting a bit of a reputation for their fried chicken not actually being chicken breast. Instead, a lovely crisp chicken kidney. They say it's accidental, but has happened a fair few times.

For those that like KFC, do not open this link...
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/Zgky...ken-brain-andor-kidney-uk-student-146362.jpeg

A quick Google image search for 'KFC kidney' will show lots more examples. Apologies.

again another untrue viral.

 

[Eagle]

It's discussions like these that make me glad I never e— whoa. Déjà vu.

 

[Ivo]

However, on a separate but similar note, KFC have been getting a bit of a reputation for their fried chicken not actually being chicken breast. Instead, a lovely crisp chicken kidney. They say it's accidental, but has happened a fair few times.

I wonder how many of the people who create and/or believe this stuff work for Mcdonald's et al? :roll: For that to be genuine, there would have to be a fair few kidneys in there - more than enough for it to be obvious before cooking.

A lot of KFC chicken (I don't like saying that - Kentucky Fried Chicken chicken just sounds stupid!) isn't breast meat anyway - it comes from a far greater variety of chicken flesh than that, with the legs and wings being obvious.

 

[bnm]

again another untrue viral.

Reported in all the mainstream media, with KFC apologising.

Similar incidents on other occasions in UK KFC restaurants as well.

So, pray tell, why would you believe it is an untrue viral?

 

[tony_mac]

again another untrue viral.

If that was true, there are an awful lot of newspapers making up stories including quotes from KFC themselves.

Chickens do have kidneys, it's hardly inconceivable that there are occasionally mistakes made.

"We sell 200 million pieces of chicken every year and always try to ensure the highest standards.

“However, because all our chicken on the bone is freshly prepared by hand, unfortunately, on extremely rare occasions, human error can mean a kidney, not a brain as claimed, is not removed.”

 

[SS4]

Reported in all the mainstream media, with KFC apologising.

Similar incidents on other occasions in UK KFC restaurants as well.

So, pray tell, why would you believe it is an untrue viral?

Mainstream media are just as capable of misleading viewers, at least internet accounts are taken with healthy scepticism. Whether it was an isolated incident or standard practice is swept under the rug

 

[richw]

If that was true, there are an awful lot of newspapers making up stories including quotes from KFC themselves.

Chickens do have kidneys, it's hardly inconceivable that there are occasionally mistakes made.

The "kidney" in the picture linked to, however is far larger than a chicken kidney would be.

 

[wintonian]

All of their chickens are red tractor certified as well

You mean certified as killed by being run over by a red tractor?

 

[LE Greys]

The "kidney" in the picture linked to, however is far larger than a chicken kidney would be.

I think it's actually an air sac, and very tasty too. I've just had a roast chicken for Sunday lunch, and although I haven't quite hunted down the air sacs yet, I fully intend to.

But then we eat some bizarre stuff in this country. Kidneys are perfectly normal, in fact kidney chops used to be very common and a whole pig's kidney was included in a certain pub's mixed grill, the first bit I usually ate. I'm also a big fan of both liver and black pudding (blood and oats). Brain used to be available from some places, and I'm certain you can eat chicken's heart (we used to give the giblets to our cat, but I decided to try the heart once, very nice).

 

[Donny Dave]

As many others have said, it's not true at all. How do I know? Well, I work in the factory where the chickens are prepared, packed and distributed to the various KFC distribution centers ....

 

[richw]

Isnt chicken livers or kidneys a premium product sold at upper end restaurants as a luxury product?

 

[jon0844]

Why do people believe this crap? And they've been trading under the name "KFC" for years, so it's not a recent change.

And surely people know what the C in KFC stands for?! I think if they couldn't call it Kentucky Fried Chicken because it's not chicken, someone would have noticed the use of the word on all the menus!!

Bloody hell, who believes this nonsense - especially when spread around social networking sites?

 

[LE Greys]

Isnt chicken livers or kidneys a premium product sold at upper end restaurants as a luxury product?

Well, chicken paté is made from liver, and I think you can get them separate and fried at some places. Not sure about kidney, but bird kidneys are quite small.

 

[bnm]

As many others have said, it's not true at all. How do I know? Well, I work in the factory where the chickens are prepared, packed and distributed to the various KFC distribution centers ....

One other has said.

And you quality control every chicken piece do you?

And if it's not true at all, why are KFC suspending staff and apologising? Surely they should be litigating against those who are libeling them.

 

[jon0844]

I read the apology as being that some other bits might slip through (as you'd expect with anything on a production line) but not that KFC is somehow deliberately selling kidneys as chicken, and that people wouldn't notice the difference.

Unless you're preparing the food yourself, by hand, then I'd say there's a risk with food purchased from ANYWHERE.

 

[richw]

Well, chicken paté is made from liver, and I think you can get them separate and fried at some places. Not sure about kidney, but bird kidneys are quite small.

I read the apology as being that some other bits might slip through (as you'd expect with anything on a production line) but not that KFC is somehow deliberately selling kidneys as chicken, and that people wouldn't notice the difference.

Unless you're preparing the food yourself, by hand, then I'd say there's a risk with food purchased from ANYWHERE.

If the kidneys are small as we believe how can they be confused as a breast.

 

[Donny Dave]

One other has said.

And you quality control every chicken piece do you?

No, I don't work as a QA, I work in palletising and despatch, but I have worked in the KFC room.

And if it's not true at all, why are KFC suspending staff and apologising? Surely they should be litigating against those who are libeling them.

I wasn't responding to your post, I was responding to the original post in this topic. I can not say what KFC have done or are doing in their restaurants, as I have never worked for them. However, this is the 3rd time I have worked for the chicken factory here, and I can confidently say that the chickens used for KFC look exactly the same as the ones used to supply Tescos, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Iceland, Lidl, Aldi and Maks and Spencer. You don't hear allegations of them using genetically modified freaks now, do you? ....

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Do the chefs really wear white in the kitchens of KFC? And do they have farmers delivering chicken and then people preparing it in the back with seasoning? Just the advert that's on telly. I think they may season chicken in store but I doubt they wear white chefs overalls!

I've been put off of KFC anyway after a bad experience in the now closed Ellesmere Port town centre branch. I have posted this in another thread but I'll tell it again; Basically I went in with my family and noticed that some trays had been knocked on the floor and a worker came and picked them up and took them behind the till and put them back on the pile of trays to be given to customers. We ordered a bucket and they had no physical cardboard buckets left, so they got a tray and put every single bit of chicken on the tray-yes the ones that had been on the floor moments earlier and there was no paper so it was on the bare plastic of the tray. We were out that door and never in again. That's just on top of the general dirty, manky interior anyway. Not one seat is intact, not one table is clean and the floor is always dirty. They also used to have a tap in the restaurant part for people to wash their hands in and the tap was ridden with limescale and the whole sink was grimy. Ugh

I do reckon KFC is 100% chicken, just not great chicken, check this out [warning: contains images of animal abuse]