Dangerous bacteria in fresh chicken sold in Sweden – Please Watch Out
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
There is an alarm swirling around Sweden warning of dangerous bacteria found in chicken sold in Swedish stores.
Various news sources are reporting that fresh chicken sold in Sweden
contain bacteria that lead to intense stomach problems and
antibiotic-resistant bacteria illnesses.
The worst was found in Danish chicken, but Swedish chicken was not said to be completely free of the bacteria.
“It is very shocking and shows that consumers are exposed to large,
unnecessary risk of infection. Swedish chicken production has obviously
much to do,” says Jan Bertoft, Secretary General of the Swedish
Consumers Association.
The food and drink magazine Råd & Rön is reported to have tested
the prevalence of campylobacter and ESBL-producing E-coli bacteria in
Swedish and Danish fresh chicken.
“In two cases, Chicken from Denmark were found to have contain these
bacteria in such large quantities that it was enough for one or two
grams of raw chicken to bring serious sickness to the consumer,” writes
Swedish Consumers organisation in a press release.
In 62 percent of the samples, campylobacter were found in 51 percent
and ESBL-producing E-coli bacteria were also found in large quantity.
“We found ESBL-producing bacteria in 51 percent and campylobacter in 62
percent of all samples. Campylobacter was found in any chicken apart
from the Bjäre Bird and Knäredsgränd. In the chicken from the Coop,
Eldorado, Ica, Lagersbergs, Garant, Gyllda, Bosarps and Pärsons,
Campylobacter was detected in several samples.
In Pärsons chicken so much campylobacter was detected that it would be
enough to ingest a gram to get one very sick,” writes the magazine Råd
& Rön.
It looks like poison is being sold in Sweden in the name of chicken.
By Scancomark.com Team
