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The chicken samples came from supermarkets, high street shops and wholesalers

Significant numbers of chickens on sale in UK shops are contaminated with superbugs, a scientific survey commissioned by BBC One's Real Story suggests.

Of the British-grown chickens analysed, over half were contaminated with multi-drug resistant E.coli which is immune to the effects of three or more antibiotics.

More than a third of the 147 samples, which included overseas and UK produced chicken, had E.coli germs resistant to the important antibiotic Trimethaprim which is used to treat bladder infections.

The Health Protection Agency scientists testing the meat also found 12 chickens had antibiotic resistant Campylobacter.

And VRE, or Vancomycin Resistant Enteroccci, were in 1 in 25 of the samples, although more tests would be needed to confirm the exact type of the bug found.

No organic chickens were used - 64 were from the UK and 83 from abroad.

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Last updated Aug 5 2005 04:00 PM EDT
CBC News

Quebec's Fontaine SantÈ food producer is pulling a number of pesto and pasta products off shelves in about 1,000 stores across Quebec and Ontario.

Fontaine SantÈ product alert
Fontaine SantÈ, Pesto, Fresh Basil, sold in a 180 g package bearing UPC 7 70333 08100 6 and the best-before dates from 30 AU 05 (August 30, 2005) up to and including 27 SE 05 (September 27, 2005)
Fontaine SantÈ, Pesto Cilantro, sold in a 180 g package bearing UPC 7 70333 08110 5 and the best-before dates from 11 SE 05 (September 11, 2005) up to and including 25 SE 05 (September 25, 2005)
Fontaine SantÈ, Pesto Fusilli Salad, sold in a 350 g package bearing UPC 7 70333 00135 6 and the best-before dates from 3 AU 05 (August 3, 2005) up to and including 17 AU 05 (August 17, 2005)
Fontaine SantÈ, Feta Penne Salad, sold in a 350 g package bearing UPC 7 70333 00125 7 and the best-before dates from 4 AU 05 (August 4, 2005) up to and including 19 AU 05 (August 19, 2005)

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Canadian Press
Thursday, August 04, 2005

OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Aliments Fontaine Sante Inc. are advising consumers not to eat the Fontaine Sante pesto products described below as they may contain the micro-organism Cyclospora cayetanensis which presents a health risk.

The following Fontaine Sante products are affected by this alert:

-Fontaine Sante, Pesto, Fresh Basil, sold in a 180-gram package bearing UPC 7 70333 08100 6 and the best before dates from 30 AU 05 (Aug. 30, 2005) up to and including 27 SE 05 (Sept. 27, 2005).

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FONTAINE SANT... PESTO PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS MICROORGANISM

OTTAWA, August 3, 2005 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Aliments Fontaine SantÈ Inc. are advising public not to consume the Fontaine SantÈ pesto products described below as they may contain the microorganism Cyclospora cayetanensis which presents a health risk.

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