A analysis published by Consumer Reports indicates that as much as 97 percent of uncooked chicken is contaminated, even in organic brands.

Researchers collected more than 300 chicken breast samples at food stores in 26 different states around the nation.

“We did find 97 percent of the one of the six bacteria that we looked for that can all be potentially harmful,” Urvashi Rangan, magazine director said on the CBS This Morning Show.  “But even more concerning– about half of those were resistant to 3 or more antibiotic classes, making them multiple drug resistant.”

This news comes on the heels of a second large-scale salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms, the nation’s sixth-largest chicken producer. The first outbreak began in June 2012 and has sickened more than 16,000 people nationwide, according to a NBC News report.

The National Chicken Council responded to the scathing report saying , “Americans eat about 160 million servings of chicken every single day, and 99.99 percent of those servings are consumed safely. Unfortunately, this particular statistic was left out of the ‘in-depth’ piece recently published by Consumer Reports.”

Mike Brown, President of the National Chicken Council, says, “We take the safety of our chicken very seriously. After all, our families are eating the same chicken as you and yours.”

The Consumer Report says, “It’s unrealistic to expect that the uncooked chicken you buy won’t contain any potentially harmful bacteria. That’s one reason why we advise you to prevent raw chicken or its juices from touching any other food and to cook it to at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.”