Mumbai's chickens are host to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose serious health risk: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai's chickens are host to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose serious health risk: Report

Firstpost  

Bacteria in the chickens of Mumbai have developed a high resistance to antibiotics. The bacteria is responsible for severe food poisoning in humans, and antibiotic-resistant Salmonella makes the infection difficult to treat. The chickens develop this high resistance because antibiotics are mixed into food, irrespective of whether they have an infection or don’t, Vikas Jha, lead author of the study, told Down to Earth, Ninety percent of the samples were resistant to azithromycin, nitrofurantoin erythromycin, and trimethoprim. This isn’t the first time multi-drug resistant bacteria were found in poultry. In 2017, a report from the Centre for Science and Environment stated that they had found poultry farms in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana to be multi-drug resistant to E. Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus lentus.

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How chicken farms are breeding antimicrobial resistance
1 year, 2 months ago

How chicken farms are breeding antimicrobial resistance

Hindustan Times  

A study of Escherichia coli and salmonella enterica samples from 10 commercial chicken farms and slaughterhouses in China has found that the bacteria can evolve genetically to develop antimicrobial resistance — by sharing genetic information, known as mobile genetic elements. A study suggests that industrial chicken farms are ideal breeding grounds for antimicrobial resistant bacteria The two "species" in this …

Sweden's largest egg producer to cull all its chickens following recurrent salmonella outbreaks
1 year, 4 months ago

Sweden's largest egg producer to cull all its chickens following recurrent salmonella outbreaks

The Independent  

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Safety alert over CHICKEN meat as officials hunt mystery source of killer salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of Brits
1 year, 5 months ago

Safety alert over CHICKEN meat as officials hunt mystery source of killer salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of Brits

Daily Mail  

Chicken meat and kebabs could be the source of a salmonella outbreak which has struck dozens of Brits, officials say. At least 335 people across Europe — including 110 in the UK — have been sickened under the same outbreak. The majority of cases, which have affected all age groups, can be linked to chicken meat, including kebabs Salmonella are …

How food becomes poison
2 years, 2 months ago

How food becomes poison

The Hindu  

Food-borne illnesses happen because of the contamination of food by pathogens which can happen at any point of time from the production of raw material in farm, through supply and distribution or slaughter and packing, when these are processed into value-added products and make all the way to the kitchen in homes or commercial food establishments, where poor or careless …

Raw meat dog foods pose ‘international public health risk’ due to high levels of drug-resistant bacteria, scientists warn
4 years, 11 months ago

Raw meat dog foods pose ‘international public health risk’ due to high levels of drug-resistant bacteria, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The growing popularity of raw-food-based diets for dogs could pose an …

Eggs consumed from poorly maintained Indian poultry farms are more of a health scare than part of healthy diet
5 years, 10 months ago

Eggs consumed from poorly maintained Indian poultry farms are more of a health scare than part of healthy diet

Firstpost  

The best eggs really come from hens that spend their days outdoors in a natural environment and scratch for insects, seeds and earthworms in the soil. Despite India being one of the three largest egg producers in the world, with 47 billion a year, they do not meet international standards, and Indian eggs are rejected for export due to chemicals …

Salmonella found to be resistant to antibiotics used to treat foodborne diseases
6 years, 4 months ago

Salmonella found to be resistant to antibiotics used to treat foodborne diseases

Firstpost  

Salmonella that causes foodborne diseases, has now been found to be resistant to several antibiotics. Salmonella, a common bacteria that causes foodborne diseases, are resistant to several antibiotics used to treat infections, suggests new research. For the study, the researchers sequenced and investigated the genomes of 90 strains of a specific serological variant of Salmonella enterica known as S. Typhimurium. …

Mutant bugs lurking in supermarket chicken that antibiotics have no effect on
6 years, 6 months ago

Mutant bugs lurking in supermarket chicken that antibiotics have no effect on

Daily Mail  

Chicken and pork products sold in supermarkets and butchers are carrying dangerous superbugs resistant to antibiotics, an official study reveals. Alarmingly, some samples of pork mince tested for the Government agency found E. coli that is resistant to a so-called ‘last resort’ antibiotic called colistin. Chicken and pork products sold in supermarkets and butchers are carrying dangerous superbugs resistant to …

The Hidden Link Between Farm Antibiotics and Human Illness
55 years, 3 months ago

The Hidden Link Between Farm Antibiotics and Human Illness

Wired  

For almost seven decades, we've routinely fed antibiotics to the animals we eat. Most of the studies linking farm antibiotic use and human illness have been observational, not experimental — and that’s given ag and pharma room to insist that the case against farm antibiotic overuse isn’t solid. Outside of experimental conditions, it’s never been possible to prove that this …

Backyard chickens: Why the CDC says they’re a health risk
6 years, 8 months ago

Backyard chickens: Why the CDC says they’re a health risk

CNN  

Story highlights 212 people across 44 states have gotten sick since February The CDC has identified nine previous outbreaks due to live poultry since 2011 CNN — “Always wash your hands after handling live poultry.” That’s the reminder from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week due to another outbreak of salmonella from backyard chickens. Two hundred …

A game of chicken: how India’s poultry farms are spawning global superbugs
7 years, 2 months ago

A game of chicken: how India’s poultry farms are spawning global superbugs

The Hindu  

In a warehouse on a farm in Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad, a clutch of chicks has just been delivered. The company told the Bureau: “Our antibiotic products are for therapeutic use — although some of these in mild doses can be used at a preventive level, which in turn may act as growth promoters We do not encourage indiscriminate …

Indian poultry farms are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant pathogens, study finds
7 years, 8 months ago

Indian poultry farms are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant pathogens, study finds

India TV News  

Indian poultry farms are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant pathogens, study finds Use of antibiotics for promoting growth in farm animals has seen an upward trend within few years owing to the rising demand for food animal products. For the new study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives on Thursday, researchers collected samples from 530 birds on 18 poultry farms …

Chicken, eggs may be making you resistant to antibiotics, says study
7 years, 8 months ago

Chicken, eggs may be making you resistant to antibiotics, says study

Hindustan Times  

The chicken and eggs you consume could be making you resistant to antibiotics, says a new study done in India by US-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. The CDDEP study assumes significance as there has been an increasing demand and consumption for animal products which has led to the rise in use of antibiotics as growth promoters. But …

Two thirds of fresh chickens in UK supermarkets ‘contaminated with E. Coli’
8 years, 4 months ago

Two thirds of fresh chickens in UK supermarkets ‘contaminated with E. Coli’

The Independent  

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Harmful germs in country chicken
8 years, 4 months ago

Harmful germs in country chicken

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Country chicken or natu kodi, as it is popularly called in Telugu, is often looked at as a healthy alternative to broiler chicken. A report published this month by researchers from the UoH, led by Dr. Niyaz Ahmed, found multiple drug resistant Helicobacter pullorum bacteria in samples of broiler chicken and free range chicken from the city. The presence …

Poultry farmers 'using more antibiotics linked to resistant food poisoning bugs'
9 years, 1 month ago

Poultry farmers 'using more antibiotics linked to resistant food poisoning bugs'

The Independent  

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Revealed: Chicken could make you resistant to antibiotics
10 years, 8 months ago

Revealed: Chicken could make you resistant to antibiotics

India TV News  

New Delhi: Claiming that it found several antibiotic residues in chickens tested in Delhi-NCR region, an environment body on Wednesday said "large-scale and indiscriminate" use of antibiotics in poultry industry might be "strongly linked" to growing antibiotic resistance in Indians. While 40 per cent tested positive, residues of more than one antibiotic were found in 17 per cent samples.Cooking chicken …

Antibiotics in your chicken!
10 years, 8 months ago

Antibiotics in your chicken!

The Hindu  

Large-scale unregulated use of antibiotics in the poultry industry could be contributing to Indians developing resistance to antibiotics and falling prey to a host of otherwise curable ailments, according to the results of a new study released on Wednesday by the Centre for Science and Environment. In the biggest study done in India to test residues of antibiotics in chicken …

In Meat Tests, More Data Tying Human Illness To Farm Antibiotics
11 years, 11 months ago

In Meat Tests, More Data Tying Human Illness To Farm Antibiotics

NPR  

In Meat Tests, More Data Tying Human Illness To Farm Antibiotics Are the antibiotics the livestock industry uses on animals responsible for antibiotic-resistant infections in people? Sponsor Message "Not all of the salmonella or E. coli that makes us sick is coming from meat," says Dawn Undurraga, a nutritionist at EWG and the lead author of the report. Sponsor Message …

Organic Poultry Farms Have Fewer Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds
13 years, 7 months ago

Organic Poultry Farms Have Fewer Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds

NPR  

Organic Poultry Farms Have Fewer Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Perlman/AP Seth Perlman/AP Proponents of organic meat often make the case that it's inherently better for people's health and the environment than meat raised by conventional farming methods. A team of scientists from the University of Maryland and other universities found that large-scale organic poultry …

Organic Poultry Farms Have Fewer Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds
13 years, 7 months ago

Organic Poultry Farms Have Fewer Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds

NPR  

Organic Poultry Farms Have Fewer Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Perlman/AP Seth Perlman/AP Proponents of organic meat often make the case that it's inherently better for people's health and the environment than meat raised by conventional farming methods. A team of scientists from the University of Maryland and other universities found that large-scale organic poultry …

Salmonella Reignites Debate Over Antibiotics
13 years, 7 months ago

Salmonella Reignites Debate Over Antibiotics

NPR  

Salmonella Outbreak Reignites Debate Over Antibiotics In Food Supply Enlarge this image toggle caption Danny Johnston/AP Danny Johnston/AP With one death and 77 people reported ill, the latest foodborne illness outbreak has led to one of the largest recalls in U.S. history. Salmonella Heidelberg — the strain that has made people sick and led to the recall of ground turkey …

1 In 4 Supermarket Meat Samples Tainted With Drug-Resistant Bacteria
13 years, 11 months ago

1 In 4 Supermarket Meat Samples Tainted With Drug-Resistant Bacteria

NPR  

1 In 4 Supermarket Meat Samples Tainted With Drug-Resistant Bacteria toggle caption Fuse Consumers may be weary of hearing about what's wrong with their meat — from the calories to the E. coli to its heart unfriendliness. Unfortunately, there's another bit of bad news: Nearly a quarter of the meat and poultry sold in U.S. supermarkets is infected with nasty …

Drug-Resistant Bacteria: To Humans From Farms via Food
14 years ago

Drug-Resistant Bacteria: To Humans From Farms via Food

Wired  

You have to love a scientific commentary that starts this in-your-face: "Show us the science that use of antibiotics in animal production is causing this antibiotic resistance," Dave Warner of the National Pork Council told the Washington Post back in June 2010, responding to a Food and Drug Administration guidance document advising against the sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock. …

Study shows flies can pass salmonella to chickens-英语点津
17 years ago

Study shows flies can pass salmonella to chickens-英语点津

China Daily  

Download This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Peter Holt and Christopher Geden of the United States Department of Agriculture did a study with Salmonella bacteria. The researchers investigated whether infected hens could pass the infection to flies. Next, the researchers placed the newly infected flies near healthy, uninfected hens. Instead, eating infected flies seems to be the main …

December 3-英语点津
17 years, 3 months ago

December 3-英语点津

China Daily  

The MP could face legal action 1988: Egg industry fury over salmonella claim England have Health minister Edwina Currie has provoked outrage by saying most of Britain's egg production is infected with the salmonella bacteria. "Most of the egg production in this country, sadly, is now affected with salmonella," she told reporters. Mrs Currie's officials in the Department of Health …

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