Duck

Found in some samples or products

These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.

• Cancer risk from contaminated food²

  Duck eggs in Thailand often held lead and other heavy metals, and children eating them faced a higher cancer risk than adults.

• Food poisoning from a catered meal³

  In an outbreak after a catered event, duck liver pâté was linked to illness, and cooked samples grew Campylobacter.

• Food poisoning from eggs⁴

  In Ireland, duck eggs were linked to 34 confirmed and one probable case of Salmonella illness.

• Dioxin exposure from food⁵

  Duck-egg farmers who ate contaminated duck eggs had higher levels of dioxins in their blood than nearby residents.

• Parasites in poultry esophagus⁶

  Anisakis worms were found in the food pipe of Muscovy ducks sold in Brazil, which can cause illness in people.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.