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73% of chickens in UK retail chains are contaminated with campylobacter: FSA
2015-06-01 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
A year-long survey by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed that almost 73% of chickens in the country tested positive for campylobacter.
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Food bug 'found in 73% of chickens'
2015-05-28 10:55:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A year-long study finds 73% of fresh shop-bought chicken tested positive for food poisoning bug campylobacter.
Millions U.S. Chickens Have Bird Flu. Are Humans At Risk?
2015-05-02 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Millions of chickens and turkeys have been killed in the Midwest this week in a desperate attempt to stop the spread of bird flu. On Friday afternoon, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency after four new poultry farms tested positive for the virus. The outbreak, which appears to be the deadliest for birds in United States history, has spread to 13 states and across the border into Canada. Humans do not seem to be at risk from this outbreak, but any avian flu has the potential...
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Tyson Foods says no more antibiotics for its chickens
2015-04-30 16:21:03| Food - Topix.net
Packages of Tyson Foods Inc. Fully Cooked and Grilled and Ready prepared foods are arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C. The nation's largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods Inc., announced plans to stop its use of human antibiotics in its chickens by September 2017. Arkansas-based Tyson has two area manufacturing plants - one in Union City, Tennessee, and another in Pine Bluff, Arkansas - with about 2,800 employees at the two facilities.
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Selling U.S. Chickens in Angola Hard Even Before Bird Flu Scare
2015-04-29 04:51:04| Food - Topix.net
Even before importers began banning purchases from states with bird-flu cases, a strong dollar was boosting the cost of U.S. exports that account for 17 percent of the domestic output. Plunging oil prices also cut into demand by reducing revenue for countries that rely on the commodity for income.
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