The meat can stay in its original packaging or you can transfer it into a plastic bag ... faster than setting the meat out to defrost on a plate at room temperature.

The meat that results is so rubbery and tasteless it is known in the trade as 'plastic chicken'. Huge quantities are involved - about 60,000 tons a year - in what amounts to a massive food fraud.

The meat can stay in its original packaging or you can transfer it into a plastic bag ... faster than setting the meat out to defrost on a plate at room temperature.

Nearly 23,000 pounds of sausages sold by a popular brand are being recalled over fears they may contain shards of hard plastic. Johnsonville is recalling its cheddar bratwursts, sold in groups of ...