date:Jun 01, 2015
Campylobacter is a food bug mainly found on raw poultry and is the biggest cause of food poisoning in the UK.
Cumulative results for samples taken between February 2014 and February 2015 have now been published as official statistics, including results presented by major retailer.
The results for the full year show:
73 per cent of chickens tested positive for the presence of campylobacter;
19 per cent of chickens tested positive for campylobacter within the highest band of contamination