Chicken Survey Finds Two-Thirds Harbour Salmonella, Campylobacter

by Guy Montague-Jones, Food Production Daily.com
Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:16AM EST

A consumer survey has found salmonella and/or campylobacter in about two-thirds of chickens tested in the US.

Consumer Reports assessed 382 chickens from 100 stores in its regular survey of chicken safety and found campylobacter in 62 per cent, salmonella in 14 per cent, and both bacteria in 14 per cent.

A total of 34 per cent of birds were clean of both pathogens, which is double the figure found in 2007, but Consumer Reports did not find this cause for celebration.

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