Results for campylobacter tag

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd said: “It’s encouraging that retailers have made some progress in reducing campylobacter levels in chicken but levels are still unacceptably high. The progress Morrisons have made to meet the FSA’s target shows that it can be done and other supermarkets should tighten up their controls to ensure they’re reducing levels […]

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd said: “Some retailers have significantly reduced levels of campylobacter, so the pressure is on the others to explain why they have missed these jointly agreed targets. The Government and the FSA must ensure all supermarkets step up to the plate.”

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd said: “The stark fact is that three out of four supermarket chickens people buy could be infected with a potentially fatal bacteria. It goes without saying that retailers, the industry and the FSA must continue with their efforts to crack down on campylobacter.   “It’s encouraging that some supermarkets are making […]

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd said: “It beggars belief that nearly three-quarters of chickens on sale in supermarkets are still infected with this potentially deadly bug and that no retailers have met the FSA’s target. “With Sainsbury’s now publicly committing to tackling campylobacter, it’s encouraging all supermarkets have acknowledged the need to take action, but much […]

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd said: “It beggars belief that nearly three-quarters of chickens on sale in supermarkets are still infected with this potentially deadly bug and that no retailers have met the FSA’s target. “It’s encouraging that all supermarkets other than Sainsbury’s are publicly committed to tackling this bug, but we must now see this […]

In response to the Food Standards Agency’s retail survey on levels of campylobacter on chicken Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “It’s unacceptable that we’re still seeing such high and rising levels of campylobacter in chicken. While four major supermarkets have made their action plans public, the remaining three have yet to say how they’re planning to […]

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “We welcome Waitrose publishing their action plan, in response to our call for all the major supermarkets to show they’re serious about tackling campylobacter. “We want the remaining three supermarkets ​to follow suit and publish their commitment to action, with clear time frames, to deal with this potentially fatal […]

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “We welcome Tesco publishing their action plan, in response to our call for all the major supermarkets to show they’re serious about tackling campylobacter. “Consumers will expect nothing less than all the remaining supermarkets following suit and publishing their commitment to action, with clear time frames, to deal with […]

As part of our ‘Make Chicken Safe‘ campaign – which now has almost 30,000 supporters, we have today written to the seven major supermarkets calling on them to make publicly available plans on how they will tackle campylobacter, with clear timescales for action. Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, says: “Six weeks on from the revelation of […]

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “These results are a damning indictment of supermarkets and consumers will be rightly shocked at the failure of trusted household brands to stem the tide of increasingly high levels of campylobacter.  Supermarket bosses should hang their heads in shame. “It’s now vital that the industry cleans up its act […]