Tuesday, April 26, 2011

What is lurking in Supermarket meat fraud?

MEATCOUNTER.jpgThe veterinary certificates to be sold in the United States is found to contain high levels of bacteria to antibiotics, says a new study released last week.

Nearly half of the meat and poultry in the samples collected were contaminated with s. aureus (Staphylococcus aureus); the bacteria that causes staph infections.

The researchers say their findings emphasize safe?, food handling and thorough cooking.

Researchers in Phoenix, Arizona, supporting translational research in Genomics is an integral part of the discovered, 47% of the meat and poultry samples were contaminated with s. aureus. Showed the bacteria and 96% of the the results of the examination of the samples were resistant to at least one antibiotic. And 52% of the bacteria was resistant to the antibiotics into three categories (maybe more).

The Group analyzed samples of 136 26 grocery stores; supermarkets, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

The lead researcher, Dr. Lance the always present in the bacteria multiply the price of meat, but the most shocking finding is that the bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics for farmers to manage their animals before slaughter.

Now more than ever, consumers should remember to take the necessary precautions when handling and cooking meat.

In recent years has developed a commercial meat production increased due to the misuse of the procedures and the ire of food animals epäinhimillisestä. Last year the humane trapping Society undercover video at risk of a horrible conditions in the Cal, the reputation of, the largest egg producer in North America.


Although highly shall not be made public, Dr. Price noted that staph infections every year kill more people than HIV in the United States.

In addition, staph infections, s. aureus can cause ihotulehduksia, warm, scaled skin syndrome, and even the life-threatening diseases such as toxic shock syndrome, sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia.

Image credit: Anthony Albright


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