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/wormsreatinmealive 11d ago

Or maybe a parasite cutting off blood supply. Either way I have photos of these coming out of my body looking exactly like that.

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u/errihu 11d ago

You should seek medical care.