date:May 20, 2015
The figure is based on the current infection rates of more than a quarter of a million people per year.
Campylobacter is most frequently found on raw poultry and is the biggest cause of food poisoning in the UK.
The FSA has released the figure to mark the start of 2015s Food Safety Week and the launch of the Chicken Challenge its call to the whole food chain, from industry to consumers, to do their bit to halve the number of campylobacter food poisoning cases by the end of 2015.
Over a quarter