Campylobacter reduction shown in fresh shop-bought chickens

2015-11-19T00:00:00

The current target agreed by industry, is for the equivalent of no more than 7 per cent of chickens at retail to have the highest levels of contamination.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the results from its survey on campylobacter bacteria in fresh shop-bought chickens. The results reveal a decrease in the number of birds with the highest level of contamination compared to the same months last year.

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