New Food Regulations Allow Rare Burgers

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by Kirk Hawkins
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Story Created: Sep 1, 2012 at 11:01 PM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 2, 2012 at 12:35 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--From the cutting board, the the fryer and then to the table. Burgers across the Charlotte area were a little more pink on their paths across restaurants today. And that delighted customer William Murphy. "I prefer my steaks rare and that's the only way to eat my hamburger too,
it's a better flavor," said the University City Resident.

The recipe for a mouth watering burger includes a wood fired grill, some spices and a lot of love according to Manuel Cordray. As Executive Chef of Firebird's Wood Fired Grill at the Northlake Mall,
he's glad he no longer has to turn down rare meat loving customers."It's more flavorful as opposed to cooking all the flavors and all the juices away out of the burger so it's great that we are able to do that again," Cordray said.

Restaurants are allowed to serve a burger that's cooked to less than medium or well done if they display a warning to customers that eating under cooked meat might make them sick. That's just fine with William Murphy...who says it's enough to keep him coming back for more. "I don't eat meat that often but when I do, it's always rare," Murphy said.

Restaurants must store your food at colder temperatures, employees can't handle ready to eat foods with bare hands and every eatery must pass an accredited exam on food protection by 2014.

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