Potentially harmful bacteria was found on 97 percent of chicken breasts bought at stores across the United States and tested, according to a new study.
And about half of the chicken samples had at least one type of bacteria that was resistant to three or more classes of antibiotics, the investigators found.
The tests on the 316 raw chicken breasts also found that most had bacteria -- such as enterococcus and E. coli -- linked to fecal contamination. About 17 percent of the E. coli were a type that can cause urinary tract infections, according to the
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Study Finds Widespread Contamination in Chicken
