Dirty chicken scandal: campylobacter found in eight out of 10 UK birds

Food watchdog warns that Asda has worst rate of contamination but all other supermarket chains failing to meet national targets

Food poisoning scandal: how chicken spreads campylobacter

Raw chickens in a British supermarket. Photograph: Mood Board/Rex

Peter Walker and Felicity Lawrence-Thursday 27 November 2014 

Eight out of 10 fresh chickens bought from UK supermarkets this summer were contaminated with the potentially lethal food-poisoning bug campylobacter, the food watchdog has said, warning that not one individual chain is meeting national targets over the issue.

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