A man has left people baffled after he was spotted tucking into a box of raw chicken drumsticks at a busy shopping centre in Australia.
A disturbed shopper spotted the muscular man diving into the chicken straight out of the supermarket packaging at the shopping centre in Marion, in Adelaide's south.
She quickly took a photo showing the man without shoes, dressed in a vest and biting into the raw meat.
The photo was uploaded to Reddit where social media users were horrified.
"The chicken might be raw but he is definitely cooked," one wrote.
Another added: "Can someone please check to see if this man is still alive?"
"Is that raw chicken? Please tell me the photo is deceptive and it's pieces of ham rolled up or something," a third person wrote.
Another social media user joked the man may have been short on time: "He doesn't have time to waste sitting down to eat, or putting shoes on, or cooking his food. Few understand this grind set."
"I can smell the salmonella from here," a second added.
"Someone is trying to get a few sick days," another wrote.
"If he's trying to lose weight, this will probably work," a third added.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says eating raw chicken can pose a significant risk to a person's health.
It says: "Chicken can be a nutritious choice, but raw chicken is often contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and sometimes with Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens bacteria.
"If you eat undercooked chicken, you can get a foodborne illness, also called food poisoning."
One woman who lives on a raw meat diet has said people need to be careful if they want to adopt this type of lifestyle.
Mimi Graff told the Daily Star there are "legitimate risks associated with the consumption of raw meat."
She continued: "Since I love eating raw chicken I feel fortunate to live in a country with strict protocols regarding salmonella.
"The controversy is not surprising or upsetting. I am very grateful for the thousands of supporting viewers I have amassed and their comments that make me laugh every day."
