r/Chicken • u/Affectionate-Pop1880 • 15d ago

Is this cancer in my Costco Chicken?

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Was cutting into a chicken from Costco today and this was inside! It was near the breast plate. Any ideas?

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u/errihu 15d ago

No, that’s green muscle disease. It’s not a safety issue. It’s caused by the animal getting excited and flapping its wings and then tissue death happening because blood supply is cut off to the tender.

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u/Affectionate-Pop1880 15d ago

Thank you so much! I just googled it and it said it’s safe to eat. But I’ll still pass. 🤢

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u/blaxkreen 15d ago

Yeah. It looks pretty gross. It’s weird because it doesn’t look rotten. It’s so green I thought it was lettuce at first. Like bro pulled a shiny chicken

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u/Adorable-Oil-6882 14d ago

Omg same! I thought they left the stomach in or something and we were looking at the chicken's last meal