All Campylobacter articles – Page 4
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NewsCo-op to make all its whole chickens roast-in-bag
The Co-op Group is responding to fears over food safety issues such as campylobacter by adopting roast-in-bag packaging on all its whole chickens from January.
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NewsBritish Poultry Council: campylobacter media report could mislead
Media reports that supermarkets are knowingly selling chickens contaminated with campylobacter may mislead consumers, the British Poultry Council (BPC) has claimed.
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NewsFSA and supermarkets in fresh clash over campylobacter 'naming and shaming'
The Food Standards Agency has slammed retailers for putting renewed pressure on it not to ‘name and shame’ them in its campylobacter survey on supermarket chicken.
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NewsFaccenda trials steam and ultrasound tech to reduce campylobacter
Poultry giant Faccenda Foods is set to trial new steam and ultrasound technology that it claims can cut campylobacter contamination in poultry.
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NewsFSA u-turns again on naming and shaming in campylobacter results
Food Standards Agency chiefs have said they will now ‘name and shame’ retailers in its quarterly campylobacter survey results.
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Comment and OpinionWe need a strong, independent, Food Standards Agency
It seems food scares are rarely out of the news these days…
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NewsFSA campylobacter test results: food industry responds
Survey results published by the Food Standards Agency yesterday (5 August) revealed that 59% of fresh shop-bought chickens tested positive for campylobacter.
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NewsFSA releases first quarterly campylobacter results
Campylobacter has been found in 59% of fresh shop-bought chickens - and on the outside of the packaging of 4% of birds - according to the Food Standards Agency.
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Comment and OpinionFSA campylobacter move is regulatory capture, says Tim Lang
Back in 1955, the US academic Marver Bernstein coined the phrase ‘regulatory capture’ to describe how regulatory bodies can become subservient to the industry they’re set up to regulate.
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Comment and OpinionFSA must lead the way on campylobacter: Which
Last week, the FSA board backtracked on plans to publish quarterly results for campylobacter in supermarket chickens…
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Comment and OpinionFSA CEO Catherine Brown urges industry to act on campylobacter
I have been wondering how long it would take the media and consumers to wake up to campylobacter
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Comment and OpinionRanjit Singh: 2 Sisters is leading the war on campylobacter
There’s an old saying that goes: “Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.” There was never a more appropriate turn of phrase to use when you look at the recent press coverage on campylobacter.
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NewsCampylobacter claims: the industry responds
An undercover investigation by the Guardian newspaper into the food poisoning bug campylobacter has claimed to have uncovered hygiene breaches in the UK poultry industry.
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NewsFSA rapped for refusing to 'name and shame' in campylobacter results
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack for deciding not to ‘name and shame’ retailers and suppliers in a major food safety survey on supermarket chicken.
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NewsFSA targets campylobacter with raw chicken warning
Consumers have been warned washing raw chicken increases the risk of contracting campylobacter food poisoning.
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NewsFSA vows to publish quarterly campylobacter results
The FSA has vowed to press ahead with plans to publish quarterly supermarket test results on campylobacter…
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NewsSupermarket chicken to undergo new campylobacter tests
The FSA is to test 4,000 supermarket chickens over the next 12 months as part of a major new survey to assess levels of campylobacter contamination in the UK.
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NewsCampylobacter: FSA hails industry action
The FSA has defended its public criticism of the poultry industry over campylobacter…
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FSA seeks retailer support in battle against campylobacter bug
The FSA today launched a new strategy it hopes will slash the number of food poisoning incidents from supermarket chickens infected with campylobacter
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NewsCampylobacter risk could be slashed by new packaging invention
Food poisoning cases caused by bacteria carried on poultry packaging could be slashed following the invention of…