Supermarkets selling contaminated pork and chicken, study warns
Wednesday April 07 2021
By GERALD ANDAE
Summary
New research finds the bulk of the contaminated meat on sale is under the retailers own brands compared with cuts from suppliers.
A significant portion of chicken and pork meat sold in local supermarkets is contaminated with bacteria, some of which could be harmful to humans, a new report by a UK-based World Animal Protection has revealed.
In the findings, released on Wednesday, the organisation says the bulk of the contaminated meat on sale is under the retailers own brands compared with cuts from suppliers.
Dr Victor Yamo, World Animal Protection farming campaigns manager and the lead researcher in the study, said that the presence of salmonella and shigella bacteria is worrying and efforts have to be put in place to cut on their levels.