Seventy percent of chickens sold in major supermarkets tested positive for the presence of one of the UK’s biggest cause of food poisoning.
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) study showed that 18% of the meat it tested for campylobacter was contaminated at the very highest level.
Asda was found to have a higher incidence of contaminated produce compared to the industry average, while Tesco was the only one of the main retailers to have a lower incidence of the bug.
It was the first time individual chains were identified by the FSA’s rolling year-long study on campylobacter levels.
70% of supermarket chickens test positive for the biggest cause of food poisoning
