• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Sign of things to come? Superbug-infected poultry found to have been sold across US

A certain amount of bacteria is allowed under USDA rules, but companies routinely exceed that—and don’t have to recall their products.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-03-17 11:47
in News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

In news that makes chlorinated chicken sound appetising, new US government records have shown that superbug-infected poultry was sold widely across the country between 2015 and 2020.

A report out from London-based non-profit The Bureau of Investigative Journalism cites US government records which reportedly show that companies like Perdue, Pilgrim’s Pride, Tyson, Foster Farms and Koch Foods, which are giants in the industry, all sold a huge amount of poultry products contaminated with campylobacter and salmonella.

Vice News cited government records reportedly showing that between January 2015 and August 2019, those same 12 major US meat processors broke safety rules at least 145,000 times, or an average of 80 times per day.

A certain amount of bacteria is allowed under USDA rules, but companies routinely exceed that—and don’t have to recall their products.

Over half of the meat sampled showed that it was contaminated with antibiotic-resistant strains of the pathogens, according to government records.

Major grocery stores and fast-food restaurants across the US are supplied by these poultry giants on a regular basis.

Meanwhile, in the UK, the majority of consumers have been found to be against imports of lower standard food as part of any future UK-US trade deal, a survey has suggested.

RelatedPosts

Ofcom says its wont pursue complaints about Susanna Reid’s interview with PM

Abottlelypse Now: UK on brink of beer bottle shortage

Nick Ferrari says ‘nobody cares’ whether Johnson met with Sue Gray

Elizabeth line: When does London’s latest tube line open?

In a poll of more than 2,000 people carried out for consumer group Which?, 86 per cent were worried that a weakening of standards under a post-Brexit free trade agreement could lead to currently banned products appearing in the UK.

Supermarket chain Aldi has vowed to never sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef amid fears they could be imported under a potential UK-US trade agreement.

The food retailer, which describes itself as the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket, has ruled out selling the products regardless of any future trade deal.

Related: Tractor protest planned as MPs “denied a vote” on blocking chlorinated chicken imports

Tags: Brexit

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Ex-minister says it’s ‘morally wrong’ to cut NHS pay as Tory rebellion brews

Escape to: Yorkshire

Formula-E out to step it up a notch

Hotel Review: Found Chicago

‘I don’t think we should be giving it the time of day’ – one off payment to replace UC slammed

NHS waiting list could grow to around 10m by the end of the year – health chiefs

London Film Festival 2018: First Look Review – Mandy

Full list of MPs who voted to keep emergency & public service pay caps & cuts

Taliban breaks up women’s rights protests by ‘firing shots’ as Jolie speaks of concern for females

PMQs Sketch 13th July – The knights that say “oh my knee”

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.