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FSA finds presence of campylobacter in 73% of chickens

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the latest results from its year-long survey into the presence of campylobacter in raw chickens, finding the presence of the bug in 73 per cent of those chickens tested.

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Levels of food poisoning bug in chicken 'unacceptable'

Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which?, has responded to the Food Standard Agency's survey.

He said it's unacceptable that we're still seeing such high and rising levels of campylobacter in chicken.

It’s unacceptable that we're still seeing such high and rising levels of campylobacter in chicken. While four major supermarkets have made their action plans public, the remaining three have yet to say how they're planning to tackle this bug. People need reassurance that supermarkets are doing everything they can to make chicken safe. The remaining retailers must publish their plans and commit to action now before consumer's lose confidence in them.

– Richard Lloyd, Executive Director at Which?

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