Health expert accuses NZ Food Safety of 'very poor' performance over campylobacter rates
But the agency's boss says reported rates of foodborne campylobacter infections halved between 2006 and 2020, and have decreased by a further 20 percent since then.
Covered by 2 sources from New Zealand. First reported by RNZ ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
Health expert accuses NZ Food Safety of 'very poor' performance over campylobacter rates
But the agency's boss says reported rates of foodborne campylobacter infections halved between 2006 and 2020, and have decreased by a further 20 percent since then.
Health expert accuses NZ Food Safety of ‘very poor’ performance over campylobacter rates
Michael Baker wants poultry producers to label chicken contamination levels.
Coverage details
2 outlets from New Zealand are covering this story: RNZ and The New Zealand Herald. RNZ published it first, on November 14, 2026; the last outlet to join was The New Zealand Herald, 2 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: NZ Food Safety and Michael Baker.
