NC now allows rare burgers!
The NC Commission for Public Health has adopted new rules that now allow restaurants in the state to legally serve burgers rare. I think the new rules go into effect on July 1. Here is an article from the Wilmington Sun about the change:
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That's good news. I have family in SC and they had the "well done ground meat rule." I remember going for a burger with my dad and him ordering the burger as rare as you could make it . I asked him about his order. He was usually a MR eater and he explained the rule.
Glad to read from KP above that the rule has changed.
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Just read on the N&O website that the rule change is expected to take effect in September. This change is one of many as the state adopts federal food handling guidelines, including a requirement to wear gloves when handling ready-to-eat food.
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re: mpjmph
I just read that article too.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/1...But this part confused me:
"the rule prohibits serving undercooked or raw foods to children."Does this mean that my kids won't be able to order rare burgers - or sushi, for that matter?
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re: cackalackie
That's correct on the rare burgers. Sushi is a different kind of protein and is handled differently. And mpjmph is correct (my stories run in both The Observer and the News & Observer as part of a shared content arrangement).
While the burger controversy is getting the most attention, what's actually happening is a sweeping change in the N.C. food code that will affect a lot of things in food handling. My food-safety sources are very excited about it.
Moving to adopting a form of the FDA food code is something that many health experts have wanted here for a long time. It will simplify changing to adapt to new science, and it also gives N.C. access to the latest research.
By basing our state code on the federal code, our state health officials also become a part of the dialogue when the federal code is updated every two years.
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re: cackalackie
So does that mean I can order a rare burger for my kid, then hand it to her, since it's really "my" burger and was served to me? Will the restaurant call the food cops on me? I get the CYA aspect, but in practicality it's meaningless. I'm sure if your kid wants to eat a rare burger there won't be any problem.
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southernitalian
May 17, 2012 09:35 AM
A relatively large number of restaurants in Charlotte have been ignoring this rule for some time.
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re: Jerzeegirl
Jerzee, I double-checked with South Carolina this afternoon just to make sure. South Carolina already has the menu-disclaimer option. If you are over 18 and the restaurant has a reminder that eating undercooked meat is a health risk, you can order a burger rare or medium-rare, even though the state's standard is 155 degrees.
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