Its no secret that New Zealand has the highest rate of Campylobacter food poisoning in the developed world 75,000* Kiwis are affected by it annually yet chicken continues to make up a third of the meat we choose to eat, and this figure is rising rapidly, at a rate of 12% per year over the past five years*.
Chicken is renowned for its Campylobacter risk, but the solution to this very persistent problem has been created by Chop Chop! a New Zealand brand with big ideas. Recognising a significant gap in the market, the brand has addressed spiraling rates of Campylobacter by using tried and tested food processing technology canning the chicken!
According to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, New Zealands rate of Campylobacter food poisoning is nearly three times higher than England and Wales and 10 times higher than America and Canada. In 2007, 500 New [...]
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