Antibiotic resistant E - coli can be found in a quarter of supermarket - bought chicken , according to Cambridge University research , a disease that can cause stomach pain , kidney failure and even death . ‘By the time they get on to the right antibiotic the bug could be out of control. The disease was found in samples of meat purchased from all seven major British supermarkets - Tesco , Aldi , Sainsburys , Morrisons , Waitrose , Co - op and Asda . " Every time someone falls ill , instead of just getting a food poisoning bug they could be getting a bug that is antibiotic resistant . By the time they get on to the right antibiotic , the bug could be out of control . It can even lead to death , " warns University of Cambridge 's Mark Holmes . This latest news increases concerns regarding factory farming and the sale of fresh meat .
Antibiotic resistant E - coli can be found in a quarter of supermarket - bought chicken , according to Cambridge University research , a disease that can cause stomach pain , kidney failure and even death . The disease was found in samples of meat purchased from all seven major British supermarkets - Tesco , Aldi , Sainsburys , Morrisons , Waitrose , Co - op and Asda . " Every time someone falls ill , instead of just getting a food poisoning bug they could be getting a bug that is antibiotic resistant . By the time they get on to the right antibiotic , the bug could be out of control . It can even lead to death , " warns University of Cambridge 's Mark Holmes . This latest news increases concerns regarding factory farming and the sale of fresh meat .