AboutCarol Schlitt Expertise I can answer questions on home food safety, sanitation, home food preservation and commercial food safety (HACCP).
Experience I am an Extension educator, nutrition, wellness and food safety. I am a certified HACCP manager and a food safety instructor for the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Organizations International Association for Food Protection, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Certified CFCS), National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society for Nutrition Education.
Education/Credentials BS - University of Illinois
MS - Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Question I have a frozen chicken. I took it out and rinsed it to start to soften it. I saw that some of the fat on the chicken is green. In the meantime I refroze it since it was not very defrosted. I don't know what to do with it -- is green fat OK?
Thank you.
Answer Hi Basya,
Sometimes the fat on chicken can take on a yellowish - green tinge. This is a result of the feed the chicken was fed, how the chicken breaks down his food and the breed of the chicken.
If the liver was green -- do not eat the liver. This is a sign that bile was in the liver. The rest of the chicken meat is okay to consume.
