Two thirds of fresh chickens in UK supermarkets ‘contaminated with E. Coli’
8 years, 4 months ago

Two thirds of fresh chickens in UK supermarkets ‘contaminated with E. Coli’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two in three chickens sold in UK supermarkets are infected with E. Coli, a new study has found – and in England, 78 per cent of fresh chicken on sale tested positive for the superbug. “Drug-resistant infections are a global problem and the potential for human, animal and economic damage is devastating,” said the country’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies last week. The strain of E. Coli that can cause food poisoning, known as the O157 bug, can cause severe stomach pain, bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure, and sometimes death.

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Contaminated carrots recalled after E coli outbreak leaves one dead and dozens fall sick
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Contaminated carrots recalled after E coli outbreak leaves one dead and dozens fall sick

The Independent  

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McDonald's Has An E. Coli Outbreak. Here Are The Signs Of The Infection.
5 months, 1 week ago

McDonald's Has An E. Coli Outbreak. Here Are The Signs Of The Infection.

Huff Post  

James Leynse via Getty Images Dozens of people are sick after an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 73,000 people are infected by the E. coli strain involved in the McDonald’s outbreak each year in the U.S. “E. “The bacteria is ingested by mouth and most of the time that’s related to …

Experts warn UK E-coli outbreak is a 'serious public health concern' after first person infected by deadly bacteria dies
9 months ago

Experts warn UK E-coli outbreak is a 'serious public health concern' after first person infected by deadly bacteria dies

Daily Mail  

Health experts have warned the E.coli outbreak is a 'serious public health concern' as one person is confirmed to have died as a result of the deadly bacteria. At least 86 people have now been admitted to hospital as a result of an E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce, though cases are slowing, health officials have said 'Do not eat' …

One dead in E.coli outbreak ‘spread by lettuce’ as number of UK cases rises to 275
9 months ago

One dead in E.coli outbreak ‘spread by lettuce’ as number of UK cases rises to 275

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The product recalls involve certain sandwiches, wraps and salads sold at many major supermarkets and …

How has the UK’s E. coli outbreak been linked to lettuce? Here’s what we know
9 months, 1 week ago

How has the UK’s E. coli outbreak been linked to lettuce? Here’s what we know

Firstpost  

A recent E. coli outbreak in the UK has been linked to contaminated lettuce, commonly used in sandwiches, wraps, and burgers, causing widespread concern among consumers and health authorities alike. After a spike in cases all over the country, dozens of sandwich types sold in supermarkets have been recalled by companies over fear of spreading the infection Over 250 E. …

Cheshire man, 66, left 'unable to walk' after catching E. coli from £4.99 wrap he bought in Boots, amid UK-wide outbreak
9 months, 1 week ago

Cheshire man, 66, left 'unable to walk' after catching E. coli from £4.99 wrap he bought in Boots, amid UK-wide outbreak

Daily Mail  

A man has claimed he was temporarily left unable to walk after consuming a now-recalled sandwich feared to be contaminated with a rare strain of E. coli. John Daniels, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, said he suffered severe diarrhoea and passed blood two days after consuming the £4.99 chicken and bacon Caesar wrap from Boots in May. The wrap Mr Daniels …

Lidl chicken contaminated with superbugs and E.coli, say campaigners
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lidl chicken contaminated with superbugs and E.coli, say campaigners

Daily Mail  

More than half of Lidl chicken is 'riddled' with potentially deadly drug-resistant 'superbugs', researchers have found. All 40 products, bought by campaign group Open Cages, were sold in five stores in Manchester, Birmingham and London under Lidl's flagship 'Birchwood British' chicken brand. The report, however, does not include full test results from each poultry item, including levels of the pathogens …

E. coli 'much worse' in children and half term may have fuelled ongoing food poisoning outbreak, experts warn
9 months, 2 weeks ago

E. coli 'much worse' in children and half term may have fuelled ongoing food poisoning outbreak, experts warn

Daily Mail  

The school half-term holidays may have worsened the UK's E. coli outbreak, experts warned today. More than 60 sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in 11 major shops have already been slapped with 'do not eat' alerts over fears they could contain faeces contaminated salad leaves The Food Standards Agency has said the recalls, affecting shops including Asda, Boots, Morrisons, Co-op, …

Urgent E coli health warning for UK as more than 100 cases linked to ‘nationally distributed’ food
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Urgent E coli health warning for UK as more than 100 cases linked to ‘nationally distributed’ food

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s public health authority has sounded the alarm over E-coli …

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
11 months ago

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

Associated Press  

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. It’s the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared salmonella an adulterant in raw poultry in the same way that certain E. coli bacteria are regarded …

Britain facing surge of salmonella cases because of Brexit, union warns
1 year, 3 months ago

Britain facing surge of salmonella cases because of Brexit, union warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Farmers Union said the UK was seeing recurring cases of salmonella because meat, …

Safety alert over CHICKEN meat as officials hunt mystery source of killer salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of Brits
1 year, 5 months ago

Safety alert over CHICKEN meat as officials hunt mystery source of killer salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of Brits

Daily Mail  

Chicken meat and kebabs could be the source of a salmonella outbreak which has struck dozens of Brits, officials say. At least 335 people across Europe — including 110 in the UK — have been sickened under the same outbreak. The majority of cases, which have affected all age groups, can be linked to chicken meat, including kebabs Salmonella are …

E.coli found in samples of stale chicken seized from a unit at Kalamassery
2 years, 2 months ago

E.coli found in samples of stale chicken seized from a unit at Kalamassery

The Hindu  

The analysis of samples of around 500 kg of stale chicken meat seized from an illegal unit at Kalamassery on January 12 has revealed the presence of E.coli bacteria, as per preliminary findings by the Department of Food Safety. The Health wing and Food Safety officials had seized the stale and stinking meat from a rented house at Kaipadamugal in …

How food becomes poison
2 years, 2 months ago

How food becomes poison

The Hindu  

Food-borne illnesses happen because of the contamination of food by pathogens which can happen at any point of time from the production of raw material in farm, through supply and distribution or slaughter and packing, when these are processed into value-added products and make all the way to the kitchen in homes or commercial food establishments, where poor or careless …

CDC investigates 29-case E. coli outbreak across Michigan and Ohio
2 years, 7 months ago

CDC investigates 29-case E. coli outbreak across Michigan and Ohio

Daily Mail  

Twenty-nine people have been infected with E. coli across Michigan and Ohio in the latest outbreak to hit the United States, health officials revealed Wednesday. Symptoms of an E. coli infection include bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting. The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection service recalled 120,000 pounds of ground beef in April over fears it was contaminated with …

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products
2 years, 8 months ago

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government on Monday announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk being shut down. The proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant — a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness — in breaded and …

Chicken products removed from sale in salmonella alert
2 years, 10 months ago

Chicken products removed from sale in salmonella alert

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Pret A Manger spokeswoman said: “As a precautionary …

Cheap supermarket chicken risking ‘catastrophic’ new pandemics, report warns
4 years, 4 months ago

Cheap supermarket chicken risking ‘catastrophic’ new pandemics, report warns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report, prepared for the animal charity Open Cages, says its warning is far …

Bird flu outbreak confirmed at Kent farm with 480 poultry to be culled
4 years, 4 months ago

Bird flu outbreak confirmed at Kent farm with 480 poultry to be culled

The Independent  

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Trump’s ambassador to UK insists chlorine-washed chicken should not be banned as trade tensions mount
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s ambassador to UK insists chlorine-washed chicken should not be banned as trade tensions mount

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “These products should absolutely be included in a US-UK free trade agreement that will create …

CDC reveals 67 people in 19 states have contracted E. coli from lettuce grown in Salinas, California
5 years, 4 months ago

CDC reveals 67 people in 19 states have contracted E. coli from lettuce grown in Salinas, California

Daily Mail  

Another 27 people have contacted E. coli after eating romaine lettuce in the last four days alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed on Tuesday. The agency issued the same advisory as it did last week, warning people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, which has been linked to the illnesses. In the current outbreak, 67 …

UK worries Brexit could bring ‘chlorinated chicken’ from US
5 years, 6 months ago

UK worries Brexit could bring ‘chlorinated chicken’ from US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Could Brexit bring America’s “chlorinated chicken” to the United Kingdom? But the United Kingdom’s planned exit from the EU is putting the practice back in the spotlight, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson even taunting Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by calling him a “chlorinated chicken.” The term has come to sum up concerns that Britain could be …

Brexit: 'No health problems' with chlorinated chicken, government's chief scientific adviser says
5 years, 7 months ago

Brexit: 'No health problems' with chlorinated chicken, government's chief scientific adviser says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Ian Boyd, …

Mumbai's chickens are host to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose serious health risk: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai's chickens are host to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose serious health risk: Report

Firstpost  

Bacteria in the chickens of Mumbai have developed a high resistance to antibiotics. The bacteria is responsible for severe food poisoning in humans, and antibiotic-resistant Salmonella makes the infection difficult to treat. The chickens develop this high resistance because antibiotics are mixed into food, irrespective of whether they have an infection or don’t, Vikas Jha, lead author of the study, …

Supermarkets ‘trick customers into buying chickens that suffered in industrial farming’
6 years, 1 month ago

Supermarkets ‘trick customers into buying chickens that suffered in industrial farming’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research from the RSPCA says the most popular supermarkets encourage consumers to buy chickens …

Mutant bugs lurking in supermarket chicken that antibiotics have no effect on
6 years, 6 months ago

Mutant bugs lurking in supermarket chicken that antibiotics have no effect on

Daily Mail  

Chicken and pork products sold in supermarkets and butchers are carrying dangerous superbugs resistant to antibiotics, an official study reveals. Alarmingly, some samples of pork mince tested for the Government agency found E. coli that is resistant to a so-called ‘last resort’ antibiotic called colistin. Chicken and pork products sold in supermarkets and butchers are carrying dangerous superbugs resistant to …

Backyard chickens: Why the CDC says they’re a health risk
6 years, 8 months ago

Backyard chickens: Why the CDC says they’re a health risk

CNN  

Story highlights 212 people across 44 states have gotten sick since February The CDC has identified nine previous outbreaks due to live poultry since 2011 CNN — “Always wash your hands after handling live poultry.” That’s the reminder from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week due to another outbreak of salmonella from backyard chickens. Two hundred …

Five dead as E coli outbreak spreads across the US in contaminated lettuce
6 years, 9 months ago

Five dead as E coli outbreak spreads across the US in contaminated lettuce

The Independent  

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Salmonella in chicken salad kills 1, sickens 265 in 8 states
6 years, 11 months ago

Salmonella in chicken salad kills 1, sickens 265 in 8 states

Daily Mail  

Chicken salad made by an Iowa food processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores in the Midwest sickened 265 people in eight states and caused one death in Iowa from salmonella contamination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Chicken salad made by an Iowa food processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores in the Midwest sickened 265 …

Dutch authorities begin testing chicken meat as contaminated eggs scandal widens
7 years, 7 months ago

Dutch authorities begin testing chicken meat as contaminated eggs scandal widens

The Independent  

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Variant of superbug MRSA found in pork sold at Asda and Sainsbury's
8 years, 5 months ago

Variant of superbug MRSA found in pork sold at Asda and Sainsbury's

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tests conducted at the University of Cambridge on 97 samples of meat sold in the UK found that two …

Chicken accounts for half the meat eaten in the UK – but here’s why it’s not as good for you as you might think
9 years, 1 month ago

Chicken accounts for half the meat eaten in the UK – but here’s why it’s not as good for you as you might think

The Independent  

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Feeling clucky? There's a one in five chance your supermarket chicken has a nasty bug
12 years, 11 months ago

Feeling clucky? There's a one in five chance your supermarket chicken has a nasty bug

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. found that 18 per cent of whole and partial chickens from leading grocery chains …

'Deadly E Coli can strike India too'
13 years, 9 months ago

'Deadly E Coli can strike India too'

India Today  

Bean sprouts being tested in a German lab after E Coli infection was reported. The outbreak of E Coli which has claimed many lives inGermanyand other countries in Europe has caused experts to point out the dangerous consequences of similar organisms floating in the Indian environment. STEC is "commonly recovered from food animals" and is "responsible for severe gastrointestinal and …

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