Wednesday 28 September 2016

Soaring levels of antibiotic resistance found in supermarket chickens

Soaring levels of antibiotic resistance found in supermarket chickens

The UK’s most common type of food poisoning bug is showing drastically increased resistance to antibiotics, testing has revealed, which could mean the infection becomes harder and harder to treat. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) tested campylobacter bacteria found in chickens sold in supermarkets across the country, and discovered that resistance to certain antibiotics had more than doubled.
Read more: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2016/09/27/soaring-levels-antibiotic-resistance-found-supermarket-chickens/?source=Snapzu

No comments:

Post a Comment