15.06.2017

The figures show that on average, across the market, 6.5% of chickens tested positive for the highest level of Campylobacter contamination, carrying more than 1,000 colony forming units per gram (cfu/g). This is down from 9.3%, for the same period last year.
The latest data from the survey also found that: 
The figure for high-level campylobacter prevalence (>1000cfu/g) among the nine named retailers was 5% (compared to 7.8% in January to March 2016). 
The retailers which had significantly lower levels compared to the average among all retailers were M&S, Morrisons and Waitrose at 2.5%, 2.8% and 2.7% respectively.
The group consisting of a number of smaller retailers and butchers (‘Others’), had a significantly higher level (16.9%) compared to the market average. 
48.8% of chicken skin samples tested positive for campylobacter at any level, compared to 50% which tested positive in the same period last year.