Food watchdogs will STOP ‘naming and shaming’ supermarkets which sell chicken contaminated with food poisoning bug

‘Food watchdogs are to stop ‘naming and shaming’ supermarkets selling chicken contaminated with a virulent food poisoning bug.
The decision by the Food Standards Agency came after pressure from big stores and has been described as ‘deeply troubling’ by critics.
The official watchdog started publishing details on the proportion of chickens contaminated with campylobacter in 2014.
The move was strongly resisted by supermarkets, which tried to block it with appeals to ministers amid concerns that it would hit sales.
But the publication of figures went ahead and revealed that 78 per cent of chickens sold by the major supermarkets carried the bug. A total of 20 per cent were contaminated at a high level, making them a particular risk to the public.’
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