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'1 in 5 chickens contaminated'

One in five supermarket chickens is contaminated with the food poisoning bacteria campylobacter, an investigation has found.

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'Unacceptable that one in five supermarket chickens contaminated'

One in five supermarket chickens is contaminated with the food poisoning bacteria campylobacter, an investigation found. Credit: Reuters

Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "While the situation is improving, it is still unacceptable that one in five chickens we tested were found to be contaminated with campylobacter.

"We want to see the risk of contamination minimised at every stage of production, because for far too long consumers have been expected to clean up mistakes made earlier in the supply chain."

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