All Campylobacter articles
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can smaller retailers catch up on campylobacter?
Levels of contamination have fallen in supermarkets, but remain high at independents
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NewsCampylobacter levels in supermarket chicken decline
Quarterly tests reveal improvements in the presence of the bug
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NewsSupermarket campylobacter levels continue falling
Percentage of chickens carrying the highest level of contamination of the bug are down to 4.5% in UK’s nine biggest supermarkets
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NewsAMR campylobacter triggers calls for poultry antibiotics ban
Report by FSA finds resistance to some drugs has grown
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NewsWaitrose warns of higher levels of campylobacter in chicken
M&S was the worst performer, with 10% of the retailer’s chicken samples testing positive above 1,000cfu/g in Q3 2017
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NewsCampylobacter levels fall as supermarkets make progress
Some 54% of 3,980 chicken samples taken from August 2016 to July 2017 tested positive for campylobacter, down from 73.2% in 2014/15
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NewsChicken crisis 'will not change FSA campylobacter test plans'
The FSA has said it will not change its plans to allow supermarkets to report their own data on campylobacter
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Analysis & FeaturesFSA reveals its hands-off tactics with campylobacter
Self-regulation for the mults has stirred up food safety fears
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NewsFSA strikes landmark deal with retailers over campylobacter data
Top nine UK food retailers will now self-publish chicken contamination test results as FSA shifts emphasis to smaller operators
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NewsGovernment plays down fears over chlorine-washed chicken imports
National press reports cabinet split over agricultural standards in any US free trade deal
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NewsTesco campylobacter recall puts cooked chicken in the spotlight
Tesco is investigating what is believed to be the first recorded presence of campylobacter in cooked poultry…
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NewsCampylobacter levels in supermarket chicken fall again
Just 5% of whole chickens from the nine major supermarkets were infected
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NewsFSA campy reduction campaign stops 100,000 from falling ill
Regulator claims success as initiative saves NHS estimated £13m a year
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NewsLatest FSA campylobacter report had 'no hidden agenda'
Sir, I can assure you there was no hidden agenda
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Comment & OpinionReading between the lines of the latest FSA campylobacter report
The FSA says it doesn’t plan to change targets, but industry worries there’s a subtext to its latest research
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NewsConsumers want stricter campylobacter targets, says FSA
Most consumers want retailers and processors to reduce the most serious instances of the bug below the current target
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NewsLet's beat campylobacter; Antibiotic labels warning
Back in 2014 we asked the major retailers and other stakeholders to sign our Acting on Campylobacter Together pledge
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NewsFSA eyes three options for new campylobacter survey
The FSA is currently working on the new methodology
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Comment & OpinionAre we getting campylobacter by the scruff of the neck – or not?
Just how much progress really has been made in fighting this incredibly complex bug?
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NewsFSA campylobacter survey suspended over accuracy concerns
Some processors are removing neck skin, which makes it harder to compare results fairly, the FSA says