Antibiotic resistant E-coli can be found in a quarter of supermarket-bought chicken, according to Cambridge University research, a bug that can cause stomach pain, kidney failure and even death. The bug was found in samples of meat purchased from all seven major British supermarkets - Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op and Asda. When people contract the same bugs doctors find it difficult to clear up their infections. "Every time someone falls ill, instead of just getting a food poisoning bug they might be getting a bug that is antibiotic resistant. It could have been the same thing with this chicken," said Dr Mark Thomas, an expert on antimicrobial resistance at Cambridge. It can even lead to death," warns University of Cambridge's Mark Holmes. This latest news increases concerns regarding factory farming and the safety of fresh meat.
Antibiotic resistant E-coli can be found in a quarter of supermarket-bought chicken, according to Cambridge University research, a bug that can cause stomach pain, kidney failure and even death. The bug was found in samples of meat purchased from all seven major British supermarkets - Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op and Asda. "Every time someone falls ill, instead of just getting a food poisoning bug they might be getting a bug that is antibiotic resistant. It could have been the same thing with this chicken," said Dr Mark Thomas, an expert on antimicrobial resistance at Cambridge. It can even lead to death," warns University of Cambridge's Mark Holmes. This latest news increases concerns regarding factory farming and the safety of fresh meat.