A quarter of chicken bought in UK supermarkets has been found to contain antibiotic-resistant strains of E. coli, according to a study by the University of Cambridge.
The worrying statistics were unveiled after researchers found bacteria in meat sold at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Aldi, Waitrose, the Co-op and Morrisons.
Out of 92 chicken pieces – testing whole chickens, thigh pieces, drumsticks and diced breast meat – 22 were found to contain the potentially deadly bacteria.
The findings raise concerns about the quality of factory farming in the UK
E.coli superbug in 1 in 4 supermarket chickens: Antibiotic-resistant strain is found on shelves at seven leading chains.
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