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Why We Haven’t Seen Inside a Broiler Chicken Factory Farm in a Decade
In 2003, the animal protection group Compassion Over Killing produced a video exposé of the biggest farm animal industry in our country – the factory farming of chickens raised for meat. Entitled 45...
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Fly Screens May Reduce Campylobacter Among Broiler Chickens
New research out of Denmark has shown that the use of fly screens in chicken coops can reduce the amount of Camplyobacter bacteria in these environments. Campylobacter is the leading cause of...
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Study Links Bacteria in Processed Chickens to Contamination on Farm
The levels of bacteria in broiler chickens at the processing plant appears to be related to the amount of bacteria found among birds on the farm, according to a new study. Researchers at the University...
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More U.S. Chickens Going to China After WTO Ruling
The World Trade Organization (WTO) struck down China’s anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures on broiler chickens from the United States on Aug. 2. Since China imposed anti-dumping and...
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Another Barrier to U.S.-China Chicken Trade Knocked Down
Few, if any, U.S.-born chickens are going to be getting on a boat or plane for processing in China unless and until the little matter of tariffs totaling more than 135 percent goes away. And that may...
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Dead-End Genetics: Why the Chicken Industry Needs a New Roadmap
Peering through a sunlit barn in rural Kansas, fourth-generation poultry farmer Frank Reese rattles off names of chicken breeds that were once common – Barred Rock, Dark Brahma, Ancona, Rhode Island...
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FSA Chastises UK Retailers for Resisting Release of Campylobacter Stats
The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) Monday criticized British supermarkets for not wanting to be named in the results of its Campylobacter testing program, set to be released this this...
View ArticleNo impact on Campylobacter contamination from new rules
Stricter rules on Campylobacter have not yet led to a decrease in contamination based on figures from a German agency. Almost a quarter of carcasses in the country had Campylobacter counts of more than...
View ArticleSalmonella found less often by Czech companies compared to authorities
An audit in the Czech Republic has found a significantly lower Salmonella detection rate in food company tests compared with official sampling of laying hens and broilers. Test results from authorities...
View ArticleDG Sante finds ‘weak points’ in Greek Salmonella control
A low sampling frequency and Salmonella detection rate by food companies in Greece means contribution to a national control program is “practically ineffective,” according to DG Sante. The unit...
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Danish research shows Campylobacter infections often part of outbreaks
A large proportion of Campylobacter infections are not sporadic and can be linked to outbreaks, according to a study in Denmark. Campylobacter outbreaks are rarely reported, which may reflect...
View ArticleEFSA reviews control options for Campylobacter in chickens
Experts have reviewed on-farm control options for Campylobacter in chickens raised for meat production and assessed advantages and disadvantages of each measure. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)...
View ArticleSweden investigating Campylobacter increase
Public health officials in Sweden have noted an increase in the number of people falling ill with Campylobacter infections this month. The rise coincides with an increase in Campylobacter in broiler...
View ArticleDutch study assesses pathogens in broilers
Two agencies in the Netherlands have looked at the prevalence of selected pathogens in chickens for meat production. The study reaffirmed Campylobacter, Salmonella and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase...
View ArticleSweden hit again by increase in Campylobacter
Sweden is once again battling a rise in the number of Campylobacter infections after a temporary decline. A common source related to chicken has been identified. Since August, the number of people who...
View ArticleSweden declares end to Campylobacter outbreak; 100s were sickened
Public health officials in Sweden have closed an investigation into a spike in Campylobacter infections linked to chickens raised for meat production after levels returned to normal. There had been a...
View ArticleResearchers explore Campylobacter resistance in chickens
Scientists have revealed how genes influence chickens’ resistance to Campylobacter. Their study, published in the Scientific Reports journal, also identified that when designing control strategies for...
View ArticleCampylobacter infections increasing in Sweden; chicken likely source
A rise in the number of people getting sick from Campylobacter has been reported in recent weeks in Sweden. Since the end of July up to this past week, the number of people infected with Campylobacter...
View ArticleCampylobacter affects seniors in Sweden
Several people living in apartments designed for older people have been sickened by Campylobacter in a Swedish municipality. People who received food from the kitchen at Allégården in the Sunne...
View ArticleFinland sees decline during ESBL monitoring
Food chain monitoring in Finland has found a low level of an indicator of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in meat and animals, according to recent review of data. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases...
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