FREE-RANGE CHICKENS
September 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SALMONELLA levels in free-range organically produced poultry are roughly the same as conventionally produced chickens according to recent findings from the US Agricultural Research Service. Its scientists found that approximately 25 % of chickens from both farming methods tested positive for salmonella, quashing some consumer beliefs that free-range chickens are microbiologically superior.
SALMONELLA levels in free-range organically produced poultry are roughly the same as conventionally produced chickens according to recent findings from the US Agricultural Research Service. Its scientists found that approximately 25 % of chickens from both farming methods tested positive for salmonella, quashing some consumer beliefs that free-range chickens are microbiologically superior.
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