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Lidl’s fresh chicken ‘contained super bacteria’, campaigners claim

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Two strains of multi-resistant bacteria, ESBL and MRA, were found in more than half of the tested products (Photo: AFP) Lidl has hit back at claims by an animal welfare group who said half of the supermarket’s fresh chicken products they tested contained E.coli, Listeria and antibiotic ‘superbugs’. According to campaign group Open Cages, two … Read more

New E. coli warning: Lidl chicken contaminated with fecal bacteria, listeria and drug-resistant superbugs including MRSA, campaigners claim

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The results showed that 23 of the 40 products analyzed were positive for MRSA and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), bacteria that no longer respond to antimicrobial treatment. Diarrhea caused by E. Coli bacteria was also recorded in 19 chickens bought from UK stores

More than half of Lidl’s chickens are infected with potentially deadly, drug-resistant ‘superbugs’, tests show. The results showed that 23 of the 40 products analyzed were positive for MRSA and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), bacteria that no longer respond to antimicrobial treatment. The diarrhea-causing bug E. Coli was also found in 19 chickens bought from British … Read more