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Asda’s Campylobacter in chicken levels above FSA target

By Joe Whitworth on January 12, 2021

Supermarket chain Asda has reported the worst Campylobacter in chicken findings of the top nine retailers in the United Kingdom in the latest set of testing results.

In the third quarter of 2020, 7.7 percent…
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FSA warns of Salmonella risk in eggs

By News Desk on October 29, 2020

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning about eggs that could be contaminated with Salmonella.

The British Lion eggs were sold in some Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Asda stores in England and Wales in…
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Tesco and Asda improve Campylobacter in chicken results

By Joe Whitworth on September 18, 2020

The percentage of chickens at Tesco and Asda testing positive for Campylobacter at the top level of contamination in the second quarter of 2020 has fallen below the FSA target.

The two supermarkets had recorded…
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Asda and Tesco’s chicken Campylobacter results above FSA target

By Joe Whitworth on June 11, 2020

The mega-supermarket chain Tesco has reported 9 percent of chickens tested in the first quarter this year had the highest level of Campylobacter contamination while Asda recorded 9.2 percent.

This is above the Food Standards…
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UK birds positive for top levels of Campylobacter rises again

By Joe Whitworth on September 11, 2019

The percentage of chickens positive at the top level for Campylobacter in the United Kingdom has increased for the second successive quarter.

For the top nine retailers, 3.6 percent of fresh whole chickens tested from…
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Rise in UK chickens positive for top levels of Campylobacter

By Joe Whitworth on June 16, 2019

The percentage of chickens positive at the highest level of Campylobacter contamination in the United Kingdom has increased, according to the latest figures.

For the top nine retailers, 3.5 percent of fresh whole chicken samples…
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Decrease in UK chickens positive for highest levels of Campylobacter

By News Desk on March 19, 2019

The percentage of fresh whole chickens produced in the United Kingdom positive at the highest level of Campylobacter contamination has decreased, according to the latest set of results.

For the top nine retailers, 3.1 percent…
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Slight decline in UK chickens positive at top level for Campylobacter

By Joe Whitworth on December 11, 2018

The percentage of fresh whole chickens produced in the United Kingdom positive for the highest level of Campylobacter contamination has declined compared to earlier this year.

For the top nine retailers, 3.5 percent of chickens…
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Campylobacter levels in UK chicken hold steady

By Joe Whitworth on September 17, 2018

Almost 4 percent of fresh whole chickens produced in the United Kingdom showed Campylobacter contamination above maximum tested levels, according to the latest results.

Testing from the top nine retailers in the UK on samples…
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U.K. retailers report chicken campylobacter levels for Q1

By News Desk on June 18, 2018

The top nine retailers across the United Kingdom have now published their latest testing results on campylobacter contamination in UK-produced fresh whole chickens (covering samples tested from January to March), according to the June 15

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UK Retailers Begin Offering ‘Roast in the Bag’ Whole Chickens

By News Desk on April 12, 2015

Retailers in the United Kingdom are beginning to offer whole chickens sold as “roast in the bag” options, meaning that consumers don’t have to directly touch the raw meat and potentially expose themselves to pathogens…
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