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I am writing to express our grave concern about the proposal being put to the FSA Board to withhold information about the levels of the deadly food poisoning bacteria campylobacter in supermarket chickens. Campylobacter is a major public health issue. 72,000 people were reported to have suffered campylobacter food poisoning last year and it kills an estimated 100 people every year.

RASFF -Campylobacter jejuni (100; 700; 100; 700; 6100; 1100; 1600; 800; 400 CFU/g) in chilled chicken breast filet from Poland in Denmark

RASFF -Campylobacter spp. (presence /g) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Poland in Denmark

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled salmon tartare from Spain in Italy

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (1500 CFU/g) in heat-processed pork sausage “boudin blanc” from France in France

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (> 10 CFU/g) in gorgonzola from Italy in France

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled sliced sirloin from Poland in Poland

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 84; Tot. = 93 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled pistachios from the United States

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. = 20.98 µg/kg – ppb) in sunflower seeds from Israel in Romania

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 7.5; Tot. = 8.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut candy from India in Ireland

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 75; Tot. = 81 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8; Tot. = 8.1 / B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 7.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF-ochratoxin A (28 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF-ochratoxin A (13.8 µg/kg – ppb) in organic spelt from Ukraine in Greece

RASFF -ochratoxin A (23 µg/kg – ppb) in pumpkin seeds from China in the Netherlands

RASFF-ochratoxin A (32.4 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Afghanistan in Bulgaria