article_snippet.sent: Are you partial to a prawn mayo sandwich, drawn by the lure of a shrimp cocktail on a menu?
article_snippet.sent: Once only enjoyed by the affluent, prawns are now a healthy, cheap option filling supermarkets, sandwich bars and restaurants across the world.
article_snippet.sent: But have you ever stopped to think about where the ones you're eating have come from?
article_snippet.sent: A new study by experts at Consumer Reports in the US has found 60 per cent of packaged prawns tested were found to contain traces of harmful bacteria .
article_snippet.sent: And Many prawns sold in the UK investigation revealed 60 per cent of Many prawns sold in the UK were found to have traces of  harmful bacteria, including E.coli, which can cause violent food poisoning.
article_snippet.sent: The experts advise wild shrimp, a number of samples of which were also tested, appear to be worth the higher prices.
article_snippet.sent: Experts said on the face of Experts findings it is better to opt for wild prawns over Experts farmed cousins .
article_snippet.sent: So faced with the facts, how can consumers make the right choices when it comes to which shrimp to put in consumers cocktail?
highlights_snippet.sent: Study found 60% of prawns tested had traces of harmful bacteria .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Warned farmed prawns are more likely to trigger violent food poisoning .
  