Poultry is frequently associated with campylobacteriosis in humans, with Campylobacter jejuni being the most usual Campylobacter associated with disease in humans. Far-reaching research on Campylobacter was undertaken over the past two decades. This
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A European audit of measures to control Salmonella in Poland has found instances where detection of the pathogen was 100 times lower in testing by food businesses versus official tests.
Compared with government sampling results, the level of companie
Supplementing poultry diets with a blend of organic acids and essential oils may improve birds' intestinal functioning and provide an alternative to antibiotic use, say researchers.
The top nine retailers across the United Kingdom have now published their latest testing results on campylobacter contamination in UK-produced fresh whole chickens (covering samples tested from January to March), according to the June 15 report by th
The Food Standards Agency has withdrawn the emergency measures imposed on 2 Sisters Food Group after six months of the regulator’s inspectors working full time inside the poultry cutting plants of the UK’s largest supplier of supermarket chicken.
State, provincial and federal officials in Canada and the United States are investigating Salmonella outbreaks linked to raw frozen breaded chicken products, but they haven’t said whether the outbreaks are related.
The chlorine washing of food, the controversial “cleaning” technique used by many US poultry producers who want access to the British market post-Brexit, does not remove contaminants, a new study has found.
Poultry processor Pilgrim’s Pride has announced the appointment of Chris Kirke as president of its UK and Continental Europe unit Moy Park.
The standard has been developed in an effort to create a “pipeline to bring skilled workers into the sector and developing existing skills and talent”
The poultry industry has called for a joint approach to ensure that all consumers have access to food. Meeting at a House of Commons roundtable event attended by MPs, poultry meat farmers and producers called for an integrated British food security p
Brazil has temporarily halted production and certification of poultry exports from scandal-hit food processor BRF SA to the European Union, the company and the country’s Agriculture Ministry has said.
The urgent need to reform the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) regulatory approach was brought into sharp focus by the alleged food hygiene incidents uncovered by the press investigation at the 2 Sisters Food Group West Bromwich chicken cutting plant
Ranjit Singh Boparan, the founder of the embattled 2 Sisters Food Group, has stepped down as chief executive of the firm, one of the UK’s largest chicken suppliers, after 25 years.
Netherlands has reported its first Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak with 57 cases over seven months.
Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs Committee publishes report into 2 Sisters Food Group and Standards in Poultry Processing as Ranjit Singh Boparan confirms wide-ranging food standards commitments in writing.
Researchers at the University of Georgia’s Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center have discovered how ground turkey may become contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
Ranjit Singh Boparan, the multimillionaire boss of 2 Sisters Food Group, has apologised for the scandal engulfing his company as he pledged to fund the cost of independent inspectors to police all 12 of his UK chicken sites.
The Food Standards Agency has decided to extend its investigations to other 2 Sisters poultry plants in England and Wales. This follows an initial inspection by the FSA, working with the local authority, into the food hygiene and labelling concerns r
One of Northern Ireland's biggest employers, the poultry producer Moy Park, has been sold for £1bn. The new owner is another major chicken producer, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, which is headquartered in Colorado in the United States.