- “In our first-ever lab analysis of ground turkey bought at retail stores nationwide,
more than half of the packages of raw ground meat and patties tested positive for
fecal bacteria. Some samples harbored other germs, including salmonella and
staphylococcus aureus, two of the leading causes of foodborne illness in the U.S.
Overall, 90 percent of the samples had one or more of the five bacteria for which
we tested.”
Consumer Reports. (February 2014). The high cost of cheap chicken. Consumer
Reports. http://www.consumerreports.org/content/cro/en/consumer-reports-
magazine/z2014/February/theHighCostOfCheapChicken.print.html
- “When you shop at your favorite grocery store, you probably assume that the
food on display is safe to take home. But in the poultry aisle, that simple
assumption could make you very sick. Consumer Reports’ recent analysis of
more than 300 raw chicken breasts purchased at stores across the U.S. found
potentially harmful bacteria lurking in almost all of the chicken, including
organic brands. In fact, we were conducting our research when news of the
national salmonella outbreak linked to three Foster Farms chicken plants became
public. In that case 389 people were infected, and 40 percent of them were
hospitalized, double the usual percentage in most outbreaks linked to salmonella.
(Read about sustainable alternatives when it comes to raising chickens and watch
our video on the use of antibiotics in animals.)”
Courtney, C. M., Goodman, S. M., McDaniel, J. A., et al. (2015). Photoexcited
quantum dots for killing multidrug-resistant bacteria. Nature Materials.
http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat4542.html
- “Photoexcited quantum dots (QDs) can kill a wide range of multidrug-resistant
bacterial clinical isolates, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.” - Nanotechnology including the use of quantum dots may be the one helpful hi-
tech solution to the looming anti-microbial crisis, but only in selected health care
institution.
Huttner, A., Harbarth, S., Carlet, J., et al. (2013). Antimicrobial resistance: A global
view from the 2013 World Healthcare-Associated Infections Forum. Antimicrobial
Resistance and Infection Control. 2(31). pg. 1-13.
http://www.aricjournal.com/content/2/1/31
- “Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now a global threat. Its emergence rests on
antimicrobial overuse in humans and food-producing animals; globalization and
suboptimal infection control facilitate its spread.”