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Health officer on listeria in chicken meat

Title
Health officer on listeria in chicken meat
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
11 Jan 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:02:03
Description
Eleanor Parker reports from Bristol on the discovery of listeria in supermarket chicken meat, and on Government plans to warn the public about the hazards of food poisoning. Health Officer Terry Dicken on those most at risk from the bacteria, which can cause fatal meningitis or stillbirth in pregnant women. Also calling for tighter legislation on the temperatures at which retailers store cooked chilled meats.
Contributors
Eleanor Parker; GWR; Terry Dicken
Keywords
Health; UK; Great Britain; Somerset; Food poisoning; Food; Food safety; Avon (county); Listeria; Chicken (meat); Bristol City Council

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